Redline (2007)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Andy Cheng

Writers:

Robert Foreman (writer)
Daniel Sadek (story)

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Fear Nothing. Risk Everything.

Plot:

A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.

Plot Keywords:

Ferrari | Porsche | Lamborghini | Koenigsegg | Sports Car

Cast

Nathan Phillips	...	Carlo
Nadia Bjorlin	...	Natasha
Angus Macfadyen	...	Michael
Eddie Griffin	...	Infamous
Tim Matheson	...	Jerry Brecken
Jesse Johnson	...	Jason
Barbara Niven	...	Sally Martin
Hal Ozsan	...	Mike Z
Christopher Backus	...	Tony Nefuse (as Chris Backus)
Todd Lowe	...	Nick
Kevin Levrone	...	Sante
Marc Crumpton	...	Trevor
Michael Hagiwara	...	Marcus Cheng
Aalok Mehta	...	Vikram
Mary Elise Hayden	...	Liz Athen

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, illegal and reckless behavior, sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Chicago Pictures

Trivia:

The comedian/actor Eddie Griffin destroyed a rare million-dollar Enzo Ferrari (which belonged to the film's producer, Daniel Sadek) on Monday 3/26/07, when he crashed it into a barricade while promoting this movie. He was unhurt in the low-speed incident, at Irwindale Speedway, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. He was practicing for a celebrity charity racing event tied to this upcoming film, causing $300,000 damage to the car (including labor and parts). Sadek estimated that the car was worth $1.1 million, and said he was just happy that Griffin was unharmed.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carlo is on the motorcycle after getting the weapons, before he reaches the train he passes the same jeep three times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Natasha Martin: There are cars that get you from point A to point B. And then there are cars that get you from point A to point B really fast. Fast cars cost big money, and with millions of dollars at stake, there are people who'll do anything to win. People who take risks and never play it safe.

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

Soundtrack:

Needle to The Redline

Pathetic cinema

After seeing the previews I felt that this movie was going to be a nice improvement over that fast & furious series. So, I already expected it to have a lacking storyline, but at least this time it won't be loaded with a bunch of powerless civics with fart cans. Unfortunately, I was wrong. If you could only imagine a Fast & Furious movie with a worse story line than by all means this movie is for you.

This is the absolute worst movie I had ever seen (I'm being nice - no I would not take baseball bat to my nuts like what others have said). Not only was the storyline non-existent, but the action was crap too. I guess the director thought that they could just throw bunch of females and exotic cars and then call it a movie. For an example, there is a point in the movie where the guy pushes the nos button and his Lamborghini takes off in the air and flies over a SLR McLaren to win. And after the bit where Eddy Griffin got in a fight with one of his "girls" (an Imus comment would work in this case) the girl asks to pull over and get out of the PLANE and of course they do in the middle of the desert. After this wonderful scene I couldn't take it anymore. So, I only got to see half of this monstrosity. This is the first movie I had ever walked out on. Afterwards, I had to stop for some drinks to kill all of my corrupted brain cells.

I gave it a 1 because 0 is not an option. You're better off going to the local car show and stopping at a strip joint on the way home. I will keep all viewers in my prayers.