Speed Racer
Have you ever sat down and watched a friend play a cool video game that they were really good at? And it looked so visually stunning that you thought you had to try it too. And then when you tried it you realized that you would need a lot of practice to be good enough to have anywhere near as much fun as your friend who had become so good at it. So it was actually more enjoyable for you to just sit back watch your talented friend play this stunning game instead of playing it yourself? That's what I thought Speed Racer was going to be like when I first saw the trailer. And that's pretty much what it ended up being.
I had fun at this one because it was pretty much what I expected. Although I guess I didn't realize for some reason how explicitly geared towards kids it was. Or at least, it must have been marketed that way because every other group sitting with me in the movie theatre was parents with their kids. Maybe somehow my mind just couldn't put the phrases "Wachowski brothers" and "PG rated" together. That and the fact that the movie is 2 hours and 15 minutes long, and no matter how good a movie is you are going to be hard pressed to keep a little kid sitting in a seat that long without getting way too fidgety.
If you like vibrant colors and decent attempts at converting anime convention into live action then don't pass this one up.
I'm kind of surprised there wasn't at least one acid freak in the theater. Or maybe there was...
Rating: 8/10