Speed Racer 2008 Reviews

Wachowski's movie crashes and burns. — SPEED RACER is  fast paced, its got really bright colors, but at 2 hours and 15 minutes it's at least an hour too long. The makers of the Matrix set their eye on a family adaptation of the popular cartoon series and deliver an over-long waste of time energy and resources that few will enjoy. — You know this movie is based on the Japanese cartoon that was dubbed and re-edited for American television in the 1960s, right?   It's faithful to the series in several ways (characters, a very cartoonish look and feel). … read full review »