However, that’s not what happened despite the odds stacked against it, Speed Racer is a bracingly original fusion of Eastern and Western pop culture that fills every millimeter of the screen with color, movement, and humor. Add those factors together, and you’ve potentially got two hours and 15 minutes of pure cinematic hell. It’s written and directed by Lilly (née Andy) and Lana (née Larry) Wachowski, the sisters (former brothers) who brought us the overblown and under-edited Matrix sequels and 3. It’s an American live-action movie adaptation of a 1960s Japanese TV series created by Tatsuo Yoshida 2.
Of course, there are several good reasons why even the least-discerning moviegoer would be leery of buying a ticket: 1. For viewers used to tried-and-true blockbuster formats, this can be a little jarring: Where is Will Smith? Why is there no space ship? Shouldn’t the superhero be appearing right about now?Īnd that’s the perception problem that Speed Racer faced as the best summer movie you didn’t see in 2008: Audiences and critics didn’t get it, like it, or want it. How else to explain the success of innumerable Caribbean pirates, spider men, and boy wizards?īut every once in a while, a filmmaker attempts to give us more for our money by actually recalculating that chase-fight-explode equation-and comes up with some surprising results. Some chase scenes, a few fights, and a proper explosion to end things: It’s a time-tested formula that most of us are willing to pay for again and again, no matter how uninspired the execution.
We don’t really ask much from our summer movies-just distract us long enough to get through half the mini-keg of diet cola and our vat of popcorn.
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