![]() A loved one cries out in anguish and is devastated by the death. The driver inside is killed although their body is not shown. One of the group boasts about what they have done to some young women who immediately look down their noses at him because he is a mechanic.ĭuring another race a car is deliberately knocked by a losing racer this causes the car to flip over, crash over the side of a bridge and burst into flames. He yells ‘My house’ as the car speeds away, Tobey and his friends find this funny and they laugh at the man’s expense.Īfter Tobey and his friends have fixed up a prestigious car, it is shown at a special presentation evening. Tobey’s car smashes into the trolley the man is pushing which clearly contains all his possessions. Later, while the cars are speeding through a city, a homeless man suddenly appears from the shadows. All but one makes it across in time but the last one is forced to stop or it will be hit by the train. During one, the cars speed across a railway track as a train is coming. There are numerous car races throughout the movie all of which are illegal and extremely dangerous. CONTENT: IS ‘NEED FOR SPEED’ SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN? While the plot of a movie based on a racing game revolving around car races is of no surprise to anyone it is a shame that with such superficial characters, the performers struggle to shine and, with a touch more depth, ‘Need for Speed’ could have been much more enjoyable to a wider audience. Of course the races themselves are very exciting and Tobey’s friends are entertainingly fun and supportive but Michael Keaton absolutely steals the show as Monarch – the De Leon race organiser who spends the entire movie alone, commentating on the races. Token woman, Julia (Imogen Poots), has a vast amount of knowledge on cars and racing (for the purposes of the feminism) and oozes confidence until of course Tobey drives a bit too fast and turns her into a screaming, jibbering mess – we can’t expect to have intelligent and strong women in films about cars! Whenever a challenge is presented that may not be entirely about racing, it is immediately resolved to make room for more racing so if you’re worried that the important job of fixing up the prestigious car may take more than a few seconds of screen time, don’t fret, it goes from ‘a lot of work to do’ to being presented at a fancy party within mere moments. Upon release from jail, Tobey decides to avenge his friend by breaking his parole and beating Dino at a famous race somewhere in the country (not in his state), instead of, you know, finding the evidence to put Dino in jail or making something of his life. This return into the racing life soon turns sour after Dino persuades Tobey and his friend to a race which ends in tragedy and Tobey facing a jail term. That is until his former rival, Dino (Dominic Cooper), who is now dating Tobey’s ex-girlfriend (of course) brings him back into that life with the chance of earning mega-bucks for fixing up a famous car. Genre: Sport, Crime, Thriller REVIEW: NEED FOR SPEEDĭo you enjoy seeing car races and very little else? Then ‘Need for Speed’ is the film for you! Based on the EA computer game series of the same name, ‘Need for Speed, follows protagonist and obligatory underdog, Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), who has taken over his late father’s garage and left behind his life as a race car driver. Starring: Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper
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