After the premiere of the seventh installment of Fast and Furious was postponed, the eyes of film and motoring enthusiasts were fixed on the film adaptation of the game legend Need for Speed , which is the work of director Scott Waugh and screenwriters George Nolfi and John Gatins . The movie hit theaters last week and of course we couldn't miss it.
The main character of the film is a car mechanic and a lover of fast driving Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), who for business purposes gets together with ex-NASCAR racer Dean Brewster (Dominic Cooper). During one of the races, Tobey's friend is killed by Dino, but thanks to Dino's contacts and arrogance, Tobey goes to prison. After two years, Tobey gets out of prison and has only one thought in his head – to avenge the death of his friend. In the largest illegal race in the US, referred to as DeLeon , he intends to defeat Dino. On his way to the start, he will drive across the country and, thanks to the police and the posted reward, he will encounter many problems.
So much for what the whole story revolves around. As you have surely understood, we will see Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper in the main roles, accompanied by Michael Keaton, Kid Cudi, Imogen Poots or Dakota Johnson. Fast cars are also a matter of course – the central model is a modified Shelby Mustang GT500 , and in DeLeon, the Saleen S7, Lamborghini Sesto Elemento , McLaren P1, GTA Spano, Koenigsegg Agera R or Bugatti Veyron Super Sport compete against each other.
After a brief introduction to the story, I would like to add a few of my observations – if you go to the movie as a fan of the Need for Speed game series , then you will most likely be disappointed. The story is practically only in the background of individual races, driving a silver Mustang across the USA and, I'm not afraid to say, famous locations. A fan of the game series will certainly recognize more than one shot as cut from individual parts of Need for Speed such as Hot Pursuit, Most Wanted or The Run, but the average viewer will be somewhat disappointed .
Another thing I would highlight is the great sound of all the cars in conjunction with the impressive camera ( Shane Hurlbut ) and as I said, also with a great selection of locations . I also really liked the soundtrack ( Nathan Furst ) with the theme song by Linkin Park . Of course, we can also find negatives in the film, such as the already mentioned weaker story , for many physically oriented individuals, almost meaningless pieces or mere replicas of individual cars.
However, if you are a car enthusiast and Need for Speed is in your blood, the 130 minutes spent in the cinema will definitely be worth it. On the one hand, due to the really excellent footage of car races, on the other hand, the almost exact transfer of the elements of the game to the movie screen , and on the other hand, because you simply switch off for those two hours and have a great time. And it doesn't even occur to you that the film lasts over two hours and you would easily watch another hour of this action ride without blinking an eye.
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Source: Etiquette film
