kennethraine You tend to get used to the ratings of critics. Yet if I see a rating of two stars, I tend to think, "Two stars, it can't be any good".Anyone who has not viewed this film, ignore the critique, and marvel at a film, which though the story is unlikely[ which may have put "stuff shirt" critics off] its so brilliantly done, its one of those packages which has a team who love what they are doing, a director who attracts a brilliant photographer, which influence top notch actors to the project. So what do you get here, great action great dialogue great direction & photography professional production, the best actors, loving the experience, and the viewer, that's you guys get lucky, sit comfortably stack a few cans and join in on the best back seat driving you ever had.

bowmanblue Also, poor Nicholas Cage, I knew him well... Once upon a time (possibly in Las Vegas) he was a Box Office heavyweight. Now... well, you can probably pick up one of his latest films from those buckets you find of DVDs for £2.99 in petrol stations. However, before his decent into depressingly-bad cinema, he made some pretty fun films. Yes, he's won an Oscar in his time for his deep and meaningful acting, but you won't find any of that here. Just fun.Nicholas Cage plays (basically) Nicholas Cage – only a Nicholas Cage who used to steal expensive cars, only to retire. However, his loose cannon of a brother steals (or doesn't steal – I forget – it doesn't matter!) for (or from) the wrong mobster in L.A. meaning Nicholas Cage the now not-so retired car thief must steal a load of flash motors in one night or his brother ends up in the car crusher (literally!).If you like fast cars driving even faster (and, judging by the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise a lot of people do) then this one is basically for you. It's an action film and it's pretty much by the numbers, but, when it's such fun, who cares? Everyone cranks their performances up to eleven and it all comes across as one of those adorable eighties and nineties 'over-the-top' action flicks (yes, I know it was made it in 2000, but it sure feels like a nineties movie) with a real cartoony vibe to it. You have Christopher Ecleston plays the 'evil Brit villain' much like any other evil Brit villains you've seen in cinema. Vinnie Jones and Angelina Jolie are on hand to show their faces, but feel a little underused for what they could have been.Ultimately, it's all on Nicholas Cage's manic shoulders and he does the film proud. It's loud, dumb and it's basically one long car crash that you'll probably be unable to tear your eyes away from.

EBJ Overall: This movie is pretty good and I would recommend it.Good: The soundtrack is very well done as is the acting all around. The cars are fast, cool and the actual theft of the cars is well done. The action scenes, albeit in few supply, are decent for the most part.Bad: Despite having good performances, the villain's quite weak as are the more younger members of the crew. The final action scene with the main antagonist is pretty weak and anti-climactic.Best Part: The slick car escape with Nicholas Cage near the end during the final theft.7/10

Mr-Fusion As remakes go, "Gone in Sixty Seconds" isn't as bad as say, the made-for-TV "Vanishing Point", but it's certainly no improvement on the original movie. They added a police subplot, huge cast and turned it into a Nicolas Cage vehicle. What's funny about this movie is that, it's stylistically very similar to "The Fast and the Furious" (with a scoop of "Ocean's Eleven" thrown in). It's shot like a music video, lots of whip pans, green lighting and fast cuts.Yet it's disappointingly lifeless. Even the frenetic car chases don't help here (dizzying doesn't equal exciting). And as for that cast (high-profile as it is) Chi McBride is easily at the head of class, while Giovanni Ribisi is . . . well, the less said about him, the better. At the very least, they stayed fairly true to the prized Mustang of the '70s movie (this time, it's a '67 Shelby), and made her the star of the show. If that car can't sell tickets, I dunno what could. Oddly, such an attraction was blurred out on the poster, in favor of floating heads Cage and Jolie (ugh, that hair).But get that original movie out of your head, because such a comparison does this remake no favors.5/10