Review Roundup: SPEED RACER, WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS

By Norm Schrager at May 8, 2008 | 10:51 pm | Print

Here’s our movie review roundup for the weekend of May 8: Speed Racer, What Happens in Vegas… and Turn the River.

:: SPEED RACER
Rotten Tomatoes: 37 / 100
Metacritic: 37 / 100
filmcritic.com: 1 / 5

Scene from Speed Racer
With the Matrix trilogy, the Wachowski Brothers expected viewers to understand religion and philosophy. With Speed Racer, moviegoers only need a dose of Ritalin. Kids will love the wild overactive visual effects, but adults may turn catatonic.

:: WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS…
Rotten Tomatoes: 40 / 100
Metacritic: 38 / 100
filmcritic.com: 1.5 / 5

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher in What Happens in Vegas…
Sounds like whatever happens in Vegas should really stay there. If you like Ashton, great. If you like Cameron, even better. If you choose to refer to them by just their first names, this one’s probably for you.

:: TURN THE RIVER
Rotten Tomatoes: 88 / 100
Metacritic: 65 / 100
filmcritic.com: 4 / 5

Famke Janssen in Turn the River
Famke Janssen turns in an impressive performance as a gambling girl looking to get out, in actor Chris Eigeman’s (Barcelona) first turn as a director.