Need for Speed (2014)

First things first, I need to get this off my chest. "This is for Pete!!" Everyone, including people who knows Pete and others who never met him or probably met him once says this dialogue! Come on, Pete is a kid mechanic, he's not a world-class racing car driver or the most important person on earth that everyone keeps chanting his name. I get it that Tobey and his friends keep saying it which makes sense, but the British babe who probably met him once and the De Leon presenter who probably never heard of him keeps saying this sounds a bit ridiculous! Pete, great going mate, you have been immortalised by everyone in the NFS universe!Besides this small niggle, this is an awesome film. I can't imagine the number of times I watched the police-chase scene or the office strip-tease scene! The office scene is pure ingenious. I fell in love with Mustang after seeing this film and might even consider getting one. There are ridiculous, over-the-top action scenes but what did you expect? This is a fun, logic-defying film made out of a hugely successful video game franchise. Acting wise, Aaron Paul was spot on. He underplayed his role with super cool attitude and it totally works. His gang of friends are equally impressive with a special mention to Rami Malek for the impressive office strip scene. And then, Imogen Poots with her super-cute British Accent was a delight to watch. (I loved the way she says "Oh! For my mug shot" just before the police chase scene!)So, a totally fun move and I recommend it if you are a fan of this genre. For me, I like this move more than the Fast And Furious series.

This film might have stood a chance if it didn't feature so many unrealistic Ford Mustangs and Aaron Paul's less than poor acting... his massive forehead penalizes this film even further.There is nothing good about this film. Skip it at any cost.

Movie Review: "Need For Speed" (2014)Living entirely from the intensive play of two rivalling car-chasers, one a rich-what-costs-the-world-type inferior portrayed by Dominic Cooper the other down-to-earth-struggling ex-convict Tobey Marshall, performed by intensely-up-playing Aaron Paul, sharing the lead with match-making actress Imogen Poots and the perspective of a better life, when Tobey must finish an U.S. cross-country race for redemption with the most superior sports cars the world has to offer from Lamborghinis over Bugattis to an all-premium "Shelby GT 500", when the action scens tend to amaze directed by former stunt-coordinator Scott Waugh, when the real star becomes the adaptation on the 1994 video-game based writing effort by screenwriter by George & John Gatins, who also-produces without Steven Spielberg executively interfering,finding twisted as engaging plot points for young and hungry actors making even in an ridiculously overlong 125-Minute-Action-Cut by editor Paul Rubell and director Scott Waugh, who nevertheless could raise his personal bar in character directing from U.S. military niche propaganda project "Act of Valor" (2012) to fabulous stunt-work and high-gloss optics for more and more quality-specialised Hollywood label of DreamWorks Picture, since initial joint-ventures with Mumbai-based Reliance Entertainment in a written contract from July 15th of deal-making Summer of year 2009.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

I wasn't sure what to expect from this one. I never played the game, but I was interested. Need For Speed is comparable to Fast and Furious. There is a villain and Tobey Marshall is out to clear his name. In my opinion, NFS is better. The racing and excitement start at the beginning and continues throughout as Marshall is drawn into a cross country race. The cast is excellent as well with Michael Keaton (one of my favorites), Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper. If you haven't seen this yet, check it out!