Speed Racer

Rated PG with mild language and adventure violence

Stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Japanese pop star Rain, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman

If you've ever seen the classic anime cartoon you know exactly what to expect. If not...

Speed and his family are all part of Racer Autos. Despite a tragic racing incident that killed his older brother Rex, Speed and the family continue to race for the fun of it. Royalton Autos notices Speed's talent and tries to recuit him, to which he declines, and then goes on to blackmail him, telling him that racing has been fixed for 50 years - he'll never win any of the bigtime races. With some help from his family - Mom and Pop Racer, annoying kid brother Sprittle and family pet monkey Chim Chim - fellow mechanic Sparky, girlfriend Trixxie and Racer X, Speed's determine to prove Royalton wrong.

My only complaint about this film was that it was a little too long.

Visually, it's amazing and stunning and, well, fun! The Wachowski Brothers (the guys who brought us The Matrix trilogy) did an awesome job with this one and the 24/7 360 bullet time effect looks amazing as well. Plus, who doesn't love ninjas?

Don't listen to the critics on this one - unless you're prone to epilepsy, go see it!