FEATURE FILM

Speed Racer

6.4/10
TMDB1,884 votes
2008Original: English135 min

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Genres: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox

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Speed Racer (2008) is a film in the family, action, adventure, comedy genres. Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski. The cast includes Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon.

Released
2008-05-07
Original language
English
Runtime
135 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Anarchos Productions
Writers
Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

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6.4/10 from 1,884 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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The only people who'll enjoy this Attention-Deficit-Disorder nightmare are those who've never seen an episode of the original anime in their lives. In other words, children. Sure, there's some fun to be had for adults in seeing how all of the well-known characterisations from your own childhood have been lobotomised by their modern, live action counterparts. Ultimately, though, you'll come to the conclusion…

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The only people who'll enjoy this Attention-Deficit-Disorder nightmare are those who've never seen an episode of the original anime in their lives. In other words, children. Sure, there's some fun to be had for adults in seeing how all of the well-known characterisations from your own childhood have been lobotomised by their modern, live action counterparts. Ultimately, though, you'll come to the conclusion that "Speed" was what the director(s) were on when they spliced together 120 minutes worth of 3-second zoom/pan/sensory-overload scenes. Your eyes, and very probably your brain, will be dissolving by the end of this acid trip, so exhausting are the visuals. It's _almost_ as if they wanted to go the complete opposite of the original series' sparsely-detailed animation by packing every single frame as full of colour & movement & distraction & pointlessness as they possibly could. No, not _almost_... it's what they actually did! Adults should press their "A" button and leap over this drivel.

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What is Speed Racer about?

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Who stars in Speed Racer?

Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam. See the cast cards above for character names.

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