Driven (2001)

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Not even bad in a good way

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

You can tell this film was originally meant for F1; they want the exotic locations (Japan, Germany, etc), glitz and glamour, while keeping the down to earth appeal of American open top racing. It could have been a decent racing film if it had been more about the whole races, and less about just the main characters. Instead, it feels more like a real life version of Pixars Cars. There are plenty of crashes through out the film, but - apart for the main characters - they just seem to be excuses for pretty CGI; there seems to be no reactions from the cast or crowd when it happens. One car spins and another goes air borne over it, is just a throwaway piece. Cars smash and disintegrate without much impact on the race. For a film about the camaraderie of racers, it seems lacking in drivers; it's more a back drop for the boxing style machismo of the named actors. It's Sylvester Stallones film; he's the old racer, come back to mentor the young upstarts. They do dumb, hot head things and he tries to rein them in. I'm so glad they made Rush.

I'm DRIVEN to love this! There is simply so much to love about this movie. I've been waiting to see this for so many years, I can't express how happy I am to finally see it. An intelligent script, with direction that does it justice. Even all the side characters are brilliantly played. This movie never grabbed the public's attention the way it should have. It's a film that reeks of its time and place. The first 38 minutes of the running time are particularly hard to endure. . I'm not sure whether it is really a guilty pleasure or simply a film I remember as being one. So why do I like it so much? The characters are wonderful in the movie. The film unfolds in two halves. I remember watching this and being spellbound by the last third of the movie. 7/10.

i remember sly on the f1 grid getting ideas didn't get many i see plot was bad and as for the racing nothing like real racing unless your on a PlayStation so don't watch it i gave up never watched the end what a waste of my time!!!!!!!!!!!! OK so it goes like this. race car drivers at each others throats over a women sly as mentor showing the rookie how to do it real race driver names just to make it sound real over the top crash scenes that they just walk out of i know safety is good in moto sport now but come on oh yes and don't forget the love triangle so all in all waste of time could have done so much better not even worth watching on a Sunday with a large hangover and i nearly forgot the awful commentating so do not watch i only gave 1 star as it has some fit women in it. !

"The street track is very dangerous!" In the dangerous world of drag racing, Jimmy Bly (Pardue) is an up and coming drag racer. He is always battling fellow racer Beau Brandenburg (Schweiger) to be number one. When Bly falls into a slump, Carl Henry (Reynolds) hires old salt Joe "The Hummer" Tanto (Stallone) to mentor him. There is a lame romantic subplot involving Sophia Simone (Warren) and it causes more animosity with Beau and Bly.While this is not a straight to video release, it sure looks like one. For example when Tanto is racing, he runs over CGI quarters that look awful and it is hilarious. The racing sequences leave a lot to be desired and apes "Days Of Thunder" (1990). There is pervasive product placement throughout the movie. It is basically a 2-hour commercial for Nextel and Target.com among many others.There are numerous dialogue scenes between Tanto and Beau which are nigh-unintelligible because Sly slurs his speech and Til has a heavy German accent.This nonsense was written by Stallone (including all the funny names) and a lot of plot items make no sense or are not fully thought through.I guess Carl has a past with Joe Tanto and he forces him to mentor Bly with the line: "We go back, you and me. We go way back. You owe me Joe.". We never know the past between them. There is the prerequisite scene where Bly gets in over his head and Tanto yells: "You don't know who you are anymore!" The most annoying about the movie is that it is geared towards the ADD\ADHD generation. Every scene has lame rock music from the 3-CD collection "The Edge" (not sold in stores!) "Driven"? more like Drivel! For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com