Speed Racer
05/11/2008 Posted by alanis
The critics that call themselves professional got this one all wrong. This is a fun film for little kids, and old kids who remember the original series. From the words GO SPEED RACER this high-speed adventure is an immersion into the comic book personification ~ made dazzlingly real and fever-pitched in a way that honors both the genre and the subject! The casting is nearly rock-solid, the acting never seemed tired, or the scripts trite; it was pretty well spot on. The direction did have a touch of slack now and then relative to the pacing, however ~ this is a story about racing, about adrenalin, about heart-pumping non-stop high-energy precision driving, and the overheated competing egos, er... evils that have us guessing around each lap and passed the checkered flag. The villainy is devilish, the humor is perfectly aped, the romance is anticipated, and the urge to win is never greater! I laughed and cheered along with my audience; Marvel has done it again! GO SPEED RACER!
Pros: Dazzling special effects, good tension with well-placed humor, devious villains
Cons: Occasional slackness and odd cropping
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