One star? Really? I have no idea what the writer was expecting but this was a hit for me. It ended up being much better than I expected.
Yes, it's a kid's movie with a kid's story about a kid's show. But face it; the folks that watched or new about Speed Racer back in the day are also going to love it. The characters are fun and true to form. John Goodman, especially, really captures some of Pops’ mannerisms and expressions. The graphics are sublime, absolutely insanely amazing. They did not skimp on visuals. The acting is solid even if it isn't a story telling masterpiece of dramatic fiction. Speed Racer will never join the elite ranks of those weird, but admittedly often interesting, indie flicks on IFC. This is simple good fun about an anime racecar driver, his family and his super cool car. But if the peek into young Speed loving and losing his brother doesn’t tug a heartstring or two, then I feel a little sad for you.
One star? Really? I have no idea what the writer was expecting but this was a hit for me. It ended up being much better than I expected.
Yes, it's a kid's movie with a kid's story about a kid's show. But face it; the folks that watched or new about Speed Racer back in the day are also going to love it. The characters are fun and true to form. John Goodman, especially, really captures some of Pops’ mannerisms and expressions. The graphics are sublime, absolutely insanely amazing. They did not skimp on visuals. The acting is solid even if it isn't a story telling masterpiece of dramatic fiction. Speed Racer will never join the elite ranks of those weird, but admittedly often interesting, indie flicks on IFC. This is simple good fun about an anime racecar driver, his family and his super cool car. But if the peek into young Speed loving and losing his brother doesn’t tug a heartstring or two, then I feel a little sad for you.
Full review...Posted by: inversed on Mon, 2008-05-19 09:53