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September 16, 2008
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- Synopsis
- The Matrix masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski usher anime icon Tatsuo Yoshida's classic 1960s-era hit into the new millennium with this family-friendly story of a young racecar driver who takes on the mysterious Racer X in a custom-made, ......
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- Director(s)
- Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 135 min.
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Critic Reviews
Aimed squarely at family audiences, the Wachowski Brothers' return behind the camera for the first time since the "Matrix" trilogy is a blur of video action painting and very loud sounds notable solely for its technical wizardry. In every other respect, it's pure cotton candy -- entirely non-nutritious but too sweet and pretty for young people to resist.Read the full review
Unlike a Pixar cartoon that embraces as wide an audience as possible, Speed Racer proudly denies entry into its ultra-bright world to all but gamers, fanboys and anime enthusiasts. Story and character are tossed aside to focus obsessively on PG-rated action and milk-guzzling heroes.Read the full review
The movie demands you be a glutton for sensation and then has the nerve to ask why you're not hungrier.Read the full review
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