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Speed Racer

2008

Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski ...

Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman ...

5.0

10,046

Sci-Fi. Action. Fantasy Based on the classic 1960's Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5, the advanced car created by his father. Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A blur of video action painting and very loud sounds notable solely for its technical wizardry. Otherwise, it’s pure cotton candy — entirely non-nutritious but too sweet and pretty for young people to resist."	NEU
United States	Jim Emerson rogerebert.com	"You could look at it with the sound off and it wouldn't matter (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"You might admire it as a Warholian blur of pop art, gawp and gasp at its Hot Wheels-for-real dynamism, or get a headache (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media	"The race scenes look as if they're taking place inside a flashing pinball machine -- all the more appealing for young fans (...) [It] also suffers from some of the pitfalls of many animated adventures (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"It’s a complete mess. And not even a particularly interesting one."	NEG
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"Story and character are tossed aside to focus obsessively on PG-rated action and milk-guzzling heroes."	NEU

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