Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.
A product that will delight car junkies and drive cinephiles to swear off film until fall.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2001
rotten:
Sixty seconds is all a professional car thief needs to steal a car. It takes about the same time for a moviegoer to know he or she is watching a Jerry Bruckheimer movie.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
fresh:
I found it more pleasurable as a time waster than either Mission: Impossible.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
6 May 2008
rotten:
Perfectly dreadful in every respect, this big-budget remake of the late H.B. Halicki's 1974 indie hit may well rep the nadir of the Bruckheimer (and Simpson) franchise, and doesn't even rate on the most basic level as a good car-chase picture.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 May 2008
rotten:
In this film we learn that it takes 8,000 lbs. of pressure to crush a car but only one credited screenwriter (Scott Rosenberg) to pound out such a lame script.