stevenrotherforth Overdrive Another vehicle (pardon the pun) to further Scott Eastwood's slow to ignite career. The problem is it's movies like this that will slow his journey on the road to stardom. Eastwood is by no means the worst thing about this only just watchable action thriller. Think more Gone in sixty seconds rather than Fast and Furious.Overdrive tells the story of two brothers played by Freddie Thorp and Scott Eastwood. The two get into hot water when they steal a classic Bugatti. I'll say no more of the story, only that the plot is more clunky than an old gearbox. This movie makes no real sense and it soon runs out of gas. With a short runtime of only 1hr 33 mins I am disappointed that Director Antonio Negret could not piece together a movie I could fully invest my interest in. I consider myself to be a petrolhead so the array of classic cars did stir some passion within my soul. Sadly though due to some amateurish acting, terrible dialogue and just plain silliness this film breaks down. More time is spent on product placement rather than good story telling. I did like the odd touch. The appearance of a Tag Heuer Monaco watch on Eastwood's wrist is a nice nod to Steve McQueen but they didn't need to keep showing it. The film also ran like a really long advertisement for BMW. The destruction of an M4 at the beginning did bring a tear to my eye. Shame then that the actual on screen drama could not raise any of my emotions.Overdrive isn't a bad looking film. Viewed in HD it is a colourful movie. A particular marketplace scene allows colours to pop. There's some wonderful sweeping landscape shots too and all the cars look stunning in Hi-def. Sound is a let down though. Dialogue gets lost and overpowered by surround sound effects making it hard to properly hear what's been said. Not a real problem though as the script is B movie material at its most mediocre.Overdrive is a movie trying to capitalise on the success of movies like The Fast and Furious but apart from the Carnography and the beautiful Ana de Armas as Stephanie, it ends up being a forgettable experience.

emeryjayevans I felt like I was watching the Lifetime channel, except for GUYS. Awesome. Thank you !! OK 5 lines cool cars drama music why cant people act. OK so it wont let me post a review unless I post 5 FULL lines. Jesus its hard to come up with 5 lines about this movie. It sucks... but in a good way and for the right reasons. Thank you for going to all the expense to make this movie.. Jesus it sucks..

nik_ufo not a fast and furious at all. Cute looking people in the movie but pathetic acting. Story line as always weak. Nice scenery. Movie has a slight twist which will push you to watch it till end but why no one cares. Big fan of fast & furious thought might give it a try but nope complete waste of time. If looking for a good entertaining movie you can definitely skip this one.

mariusar Not even the lovely and talented Ana de Armas can make this woeful Fast and Furious ripoff more interesting than occasionally pretty eye candy and car pr0n. What's even more tragic is that she's not given very much to do at all.Compared with this one, most of the Fast and Furious films seem like Citizen Kane in terms of both plot and storytelling.Two particularly laughable low points, which were kind of hard to come up with given that there were so very many in this film: 1: English speaking team leaders need a group of "skilled" drivers to be part of their crew. So of course, the finest levels of coordination and communication are achieved by bringing in a bunch of drivers that only understand French;2: Priceless collection of cars is kept in a high security garage behind 15 foot tall, 6inch thick metal doors. After blowing the doors flat off their hinges, it only takes two guys to effortlessly move the doors out of the way so the cars can be driven out. I need to take whatever vitamins those folks are eating.Say what you will about the F&F films (sheer brainless entertainment especially in recent installments), but there is no question most of the leads in the F&F films possess healthy amounts of on screen charisma. The same absolutely cannot be said of nearly everyone in this cast. There are no budding Wonder Woman's in the lot and Vin Diesel and The Rock are like DeNiro and Pacino in comparison to everyone here in Overdrive.Scott Eastwood and Ana de Armas especially deserve far better than this pale F&F wannabe.100% a film for car pr0n lovers only and those who want to see some occasionally nice shots of Marseilles and Paris - these elements elevate the score from a 4 to a 5.That's it. Really, that's it.