Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
This Herbie is loaded all right. Unfortunately, it's with spare parts from dozens of other equally mediocre underdog sports films.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
24 Jun 2005
fresh:
As serviceable an introduction as any to the notion of a sentient set of wheels.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Jun 2005
rotten:
Fully Loaded adds up to little more than a cynical marriage of marketable commodities -- Lohan, NASCAR and the durably profitable Bug himself.
– Ella Taylor,
L.A. Weekly,
24 Jun 2005
rotten:
I guess that wacky little car might amuse small children, but the special effects are surprisingly weak, the story is beyond cliched and the attempt to wedge the hot NASCAR scene into the movie is just clumsy.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
27 Jun 2005
fresh:
Its vibrating crowd scenes and splashy visuals will please the seven-to-12 set.