I've read some of the reviews and do say that some were pretty brutal. This wasn't a movie about saving the world or fighting some oversized monster but a family struggling after a tragic event. John Travolta gives a good performance here but he is after all a great actor. It's been awhile since I've seen Michael Madsen in a decent movie let alone give a decent performance. And Shania Twain and Toby Sebastian hold their own against Travolta.
The movie tries to avoid being predictable and does a decent job at it. The end is a bit far fetched as it could never happen in reality. The one scene that was foreseen was a wreck halfway through but for the most it avoided predictability best it could. Could they have had a stronger story, well it wouldn't have hurt but what they had got it's point across without dragging out the movie.
This movie doesn't try to prove itself or dwell on the promise of the movie. Unlike "Days Of Thunder" where they show the two lead characters played by (Ton Cruise and Michael Rooker) and feel the need to remind us every few minutes. Here it shows the two leads (John Travolta and Michael Madsen) hate each other and moves on with the story. This isn't however a movie about racing but a movie about a son trying to live up to the expectations of his dad. It's about a dad who wants his son to be the best but not give up. It's about a father and son learning how to communicate better and lean on each other. It's about how one thing goes wrong and the son throws the towel in. It's about goals and reaching them along with the struggles and hardships along the way.
John Travolta gives a good performance but then again he's a good actor, Kevin Dunn and Michael Rooker held their own against Travolta. Shania Twain in her first role was good, not the best but good. Toby Sebastian was I felt the standout in this movie. I see him going places and growing in his profession.
Though I did give it 7 out of 10 star's as the movie fails to allow it's actor's to dig into scenes that could have boosted the movie's overall message. It's not based around racing but based around winning, letting go of the past and about pride. You see racing scene's but the movie isn't about that but about building as a family after tragedy strike's. That's where the movie failed and why I gave it 7 star's.
The movie tries to avoid being predictable and does a decent job at it. The end is a bit far fetched as it could never happen in reality. The one scene that was foreseen was a wreck halfway through but for the most it avoided predictability best it could. Could they have had a stronger story, well it wouldn't have hurt but what they had got it's point across without dragging out the movie.
This movie doesn't try to prove itself or dwell on the promise of the movie. Unlike "Days Of Thunder" where they show the two lead characters played by (Ton Cruise and Michael Rooker) and feel the need to remind us every few minutes. Here it shows the two leads (John Travolta and Michael Madsen) hate each other and moves on with the story. This isn't however a movie about racing but a movie about a son trying to live up to the expectations of his dad. It's about a dad who wants his son to be the best but not give up. It's about a father and son learning how to communicate better and lean on each other. It's about how one thing goes wrong and the son throws the towel in. It's about goals and reaching them along with the struggles and hardships along the way.
John Travolta gives a good performance but then again he's a good actor, Kevin Dunn and Michael Rooker held their own against Travolta. Shania Twain in her first role was good, not the best but good. Toby Sebastian was I felt the standout in this movie. I see him going places and growing in his profession.
Though I did give it 7 out of 10 star's as the movie fails to allow it's actor's to dig into scenes that could have boosted the movie's overall message. It's not based around racing but based around winning, letting go of the past and about pride. You see racing scene's but the movie isn't about that but about building as a family after tragedy strike's. That's where the movie failed and why I gave it 7 star's.