Top Speed

I'm gonna keep it short. Need For Speed is a video game adaptation but it's a heavily Top Gun-influenced film. It has bromances, a character who's a pilot who's also in the army who's nickname is Maverick and their need for speed. Aaron Paul is intense in his role, but I didn't find his character entirely likable. The turning point for this film was when one of the characters named Pete was killed. But was he worth all this mess? I don't think so. He was a smug all along and I didn't quite feel the need to be sorry for his death. I guess I'm missing out on something. But you know who's super fun? Imogen Poots. Being a Brit definitely has its virtues. Her posh accent made her super likable and super fun, she made the film five times better than it should be. I felt sorry for Dominic Cooper for playing a grade A bastard who's a very soap opera villain. But I guess when Scott Waugh deliberately wanted to make this film a nostalgia for car cinema ala Steve McQueen's Bullitt, the film kinda has that oldies spirit. The car scenes are quite intense and enjoyable. The film's ideal to minimize CGI is highly commendable. I also want to applaud the story for not opting the Step Up way and make the whole movie about one big race. And some of the jokes actually worked. It could be more fun though, but I guess it's a quite good time-killer and entertainment. I'd pay to see Aaron Paul in anything anyway. I actually have a lot of jokes for Michael Keaton's character but, I'm gonna save it. Need For Speed: rated 2.5/4

I can't save the joke. How could Michael Keaton's character commented on the exciting action on the race when he's just watching that radar kind of display? Does he even know what the police are doing to the cars? And do people actually enjoy watching just that?