Need For Speed - Noodles Review

4.5 out of 10 Noodles

   So at the end of the Breaking Bad series finale, we see Jesse Pinkman drive off into the distance and never to be seen again. Well, I guess we now know where he drove off to. Need For Speed is one of our cool racing movies with car stunts, however it's based on the video game. That's the main concern, because video game movies are normally known to suck. The only one I like is Silent Hill, while Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider aren't half-bad. But the point is, video game movies don't really work out often, so we don't have high expectation for them. That's the case here for that reason, but also because the Need For Speed games aren't very story driven; the main reason to play those games is to customize your cars and race; the story takes a backseat there. So how could they adapt it into a movie? Answer: make it an underdog story about a guy who's really good at racing. Generic, right? Basically, his character goes to prison but it's obviously not his fault, so he decides to race against Ironman's dad who's actually responsible, and prove his innocence. Whilst doing so, they partake in a cross-country race, that interferes with the law a lot, wherein we say, "wait that shit doesn't make sense." Because it doesn't. The logic, decisions, and conveniences of this movie are not realistic at all, nor are the characters and dialogue. It doesn't make sense that a really rich guy will just loan his super fast car to this ex-convict. Businessmen don't just do that. Also, you'll see Aaron Paul driving his car that we've already established is one of the fastest cars in the world, yet you'll see cop cars or dune buggies right on his tail. Doesn't make sense. 

    Now, I will not in anyway deny that the car stunts were cool and entertaining. In no way is any of it believable, but I have to admit that some of it is cool as hell and not something I could've thought of. In the end, this movie is enjoyable if you can suspend your belief about anything in the world that's logical or anything you know that is physically impossible; if you can put that all aside, you can watch this movie and have a fun time. If you're looking for character development, witty dialogue, good story, virtually anything of cinematic prowess or merit, then you should turn the other way. It makes no sense. But if you're just looking for a fun time and some mindless car stunts/explosion, then yeah this movie's cool. It's not a terribly bad movie, it's just not good either, so it's a mediocre 4.5 out of 10 Noodles.

So what's your favourite movie based around cars? Mine's probably Death Race 2000, just because it's so unbelievable and great. Ya know there's something to watch when a hospital puts out old people in the middle of the street so that the cars can hit them. I'm kidding, that's terrible, I like Fast Five, because it brought us the great heist action to a beloved car movie franchise.