Vin Diesel leads a thrilling summer popcorn movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2001)

I saw this movie at the Circle Centre in Indianapolis, and the enthusiastic audience really seemed to get into it. You have to be in the right frame of mind: If you can check your brain in at the door and just want to sit back, relax, and watch things crash, this is a fine summer popcorn movie. Vin Diesel is on a good streak (after Saving Private Ryan, The Iron Giant, Pitch Black, and The Boiler Room) and it will be interesting to see what comes next. ***