Speed Racer

Frenetic pacing and an overly complicated plot mar this too long, vibrantly and primary colored, self-indulgent film, which is based on a popular 1960s Japanese cartoon and blended with animation and live-action sequences, about a talented race car driver (Emil Hirsch) who keeps true to himself and his girlfriend (Christina Ricci) when he joins others racers (Matthew Fox, Rain, et al.) on dangerous speedways after a ruthless billionaire (Roger Allam) tries to bribe him and his family (Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, and Paulie Litt) with a lucrative offer.
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