La gran fuga

Los personajes malvados están bien, las serpentinas sinuosas de la Costa Azul son geniales y el dúo de chicas ya solo por sus caras supera todo el elenco con trajes de baño de Baywatch: Los vigilantes de la playa (vi las películas una detrás de la otra, amén). Aunque el guión intenta presentar giros en el entorno de muchas partes y nosotros podemos estar con una o con la otra, su resultado es una película disfuncional de clase B. Sobre todo en comparación con, por ejemplo, The Italian Job, que además contaba con personalidades más destacadas en el reparto. El joven Eastwood y Freddie Thorp pertenecen a los roles del séptimo y octavo soldados caídos en la segunda acción de los sextos Transformers. (18.05.2021)

I watched Overdrive because I saw some nice cars in the trailer and I thought that if nothing else, this could be a decent B-list movie I would enjoy. No way, José. Scott Eastwood looks very pretty in this one and Freddie Thorp has no charisma at all. On top of that, the story is a stupid as a pothole in the road. I think that Antonio Negret is good at B-list action flicks, but the casting killed it. In the end, what saved the movie was a couple of good shots of old veteran cars. (10.03.2019)

I didn’t expect that the French could succeed with their clone of the American The Fast and the Furious, but it was watchable. I was surprised by two things. The first was Eastwood Jr., who handled the lead role quite well, without overacting; overall, his performance could be categorized as acceptable. I was also intrigued by the main theme, which wasn’t just about any ordinary car theft but involved stealing the most luxurious historical pieces from this industry. Even as someone who’s not a big car enthusiast, I was warmed by seeing such beautiful cars with dazzling histories on screen. The story didn’t offer anything innovative, but that was probably to be expected; the car chases were filmed briskly, and visually, there wasn’t much to criticize. I’m always happy when the French make a good film because they know how to do it. The ending was left open, but it’s unlikely the filmmakers will offer us a sequel. I’m satisfied with Overdrive, and I give it 67%. (07.03.2018)