

If real racing was this exciting, I would watch it all the time. The tracks are very creative, and I can only imagine how fun they were to design. Lots of the racing sequences are very over the top, but the movie knows it and does it well. It can be funny, and then be heartwarming. The acting is somewhat campy, but can also turn that gear into more serious acting. After all, it is based on a Japanese TV show. Only someone who has been to Tokyo will know exactly what the Wachowskis were going for in this film. It is like they took Shibuya and made it a hundred times as big and colorful. A lot of the visuals really are beautiful bursts of color similar to what you find on the busy streets of Tokyo, and this movie is aware of that.


I can safely say that I have never seen another movie like this one, and I feel that so many movies are going to try to do what this movie did. I think it is really unfortunate that so many critics are complaining about the visuals in this movie, because I think that they are truly fantastic. Above everything else, this movie is a visual feast that stays true to the cartoon.
