Simply A Masterpiece

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This review contains spoilers.Need for Speed stars Aaron Paul as the lead character out for revenge as he is framed for deaths caused by illegal street racing. The story follows the beginning of the illegal street race to his redemption as he clears his name. The plot is an excuse to show high octane races that are fun to watch. There are elements from the video games that are present in the movie such as police chases and traps.Need for Speed is first and foremost meant to be a fun movie. From the beginning of the movie, the cast look like they are having a fun time. The fun of the movie is dragged down by the plot and main character's dreariness. The side characters however pick up the tone and the movie becomes fun again. This movie has a fun group of side characters with stand-outs played by Imogen Poots and Rami Malek. These characters are the biggest positive in the movie. The problems of the movie are its plot and its lack of drive. The plot was not engaging. The plot only seemed to be an excuse to show its more creative racing rather than form an engrossing story and world.Even though the plot is basic, I would recommend Need for Speed. It is a competently directed movie that is high octane fun.

Honestly, Ive watched this a couple times now and it still is pretty good to watch. You can tell many of the reviewers never played the game series at all, when a majority of the negative reviews use "Extremely Unrealistic" and "Too many police chases" as a negative argument. If you are looking for a reviewer who has played through every game in the series, then read this.To be honest, when I first saw the trailer, I thought it was going to be a typical cash grab film based on a popular game series. After watching it, I was very happy. They managed to add in everything that was enjoyable within the games. Fast cars, High speed police chases and good looking girls (Yes I think tthat Julia is on par with Nikki, Mia and Rachel). I don't care what anyone says, The characters are likeable but not fuly developed, which is understandable as its based on a video game, the humour is decent and the plot is enjoyable in my eyes. The only thing I wanted from the feel were little things that would have given the film a more NFS feeling, Such as the iconic chase musicand more ephasis on building and tuning the car at the start (Not spoiling make/model).Overall, The movie is solid.I have watched it multiple times and I will keep watching it in the future as it is better than what I originally expected it to be.

And I'm a woman! I watched it alone and sweat was coming out of my pores the entire time. I know about Mustangs. I know about Bugattis. I didn't know about many of the different types of fast cars though. That Bugatti was sweet. All I want to say after watching this movie is....'This is for Pete' and I'll add to it for him.....'You Dirty Rotten Scoundrel!'....Justice SERVED!! Enjoy the ride, PHEW! It's worth it!

It's a car movie..... A brilliant car movie with great cars, actors and soundtrack. This is my favorite car movie ever! For me it has a therapeutic feel, like a surf movie, a simple concept with a deeper under current. Aaron Paul is awesome, no CGI! No one has suddenly learn't how to use a gun or be able to fight....they're drivers. I love it. The instrumental soundtrack is beautiful. Great car film.