- directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski
Based upon the 1960's American-adapted anime, Speed Racer follows the titular race car driver's struggle to honor and protect his family while attempting to expose the corruption within the corporate racing industry.
If you've been keeping your ear to the ground you've probably heard that Speed Racer is considered a failure in almost every way, certainly critically and financially. I rarely let other people's opinions shape the way in which I experience a film and I care even less about how financially successful it is if it manages to entertain. Well, this film was entertaining for me. Granted it's not the best story... not even the best of the most mediocre but there was enough there to facilitate a blockbuster special effects powerhouse experience. If there's any reason you should see this film it's for the art direction, it's a killer spectacle. It's a hyperreal, pop art wonder fuck. I was blown away by what the film had to offer visually. I also managed to get caught up in the nostalgia of the original series, enough that I found myself at times getting really excited and racked with suspense. I'm probably being more forgiving than I should be but I just didn't hate the experience in the way that the critics at large hoped I would. Once you surrender yourself to the feel of the movie I think it's easy to get lost in the child-like optimism of it all. It's well worth a look if only to marvel at the technical achievements on display... that and the killer reworking of the original Speed Racer soundtrack, I still can't get that orchestral theme out of my head. :P ;)
7/10 There's enough here to rope in any fan of the original series and even if you're not I think there's enough visual mastery on display to shock you into a state of awe and what could be better than that? :P
DS333, in awe.
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