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In an attempt to regain pole position as an action man, Sylvester Stallone not only stars in this monument to racing cars and breakneck effects, but also wears his screenwriter/co-producer cap too. He plays veteran race driver Joe Tanto who's brought out of retirement by disabled buddy Burt Reynolds to help his hotshot protégé Kip Pardue beat German ace Til Schweiger to the world championship. The formulaic tale is directed with minimal imagination by Cliffhanger's Renny Harlin, who evidently spent more time over the computer graphics than with his cast — actresses Gina Gershon, Stacey Edwards and Planet of the Apes refugee Estella Warren have little to do but look glamorous. But, if high speed chases, races and crashes are your thing, then there's plenty here to hold the interest.

Scripted by and starring Stallone, this is ostensibly about a battle for the Formula One championship between German... read more on Time Out