Speed Racer (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	May 9, 2008
On DVD:	September 16, 2008
Genre:	Action, Family
Director:	Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Writer:	Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast:	Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Kick Gurry, Paulie Litt, Roger Allam, Ji Hoon Jung, Richard Roundtree
Studio:	Warner Brothers
Official site:	speedracerthemovie.com
Running Time:	135 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father,...

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With the curiosity usually reserved for a cat chasing a laser pointer, I popped Speed Racer into my DVD player today, with hopes that it would serve as decent background noise while I toiled away at my day job but expectations that it would be a complete waste of time. The fact that the movie isn't nearly as bad as I was expecting is almost disappointing.

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