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From the minute this starts, you know where it'll go (no pun intended) and where it'll end. It's predictable like that. You can't blame the characters being surprised by the obvious "twists" or story turns. The actors are decent and as another reviewer wrote: It's a family movie with a positive message. Something that people need in general.

I do not quite agree with his 10/10 rating, but that is me. I reckon he was very joyful watching him and I wouldn't blame anyone for that. Actually good for that reviewer or anyone else who'll enjoy this, maybe even due to the fact that either they are not as cynical or have watched as many movies as I have. For others this will seem like time wasted, even though it isn't really a bad movie

I'll attempt to put aside what I know about the politics and positions of Forrest Lucas the executive producer of this film (as the viewers can look that up for themselves) and try and rate the movie on its own merits.

I picked this DVD up at Redbox, not knowing anything about it. and it's not a bad B-movie quality endeavor. Kevin Dillon stars as Rick Radden, an ex-champion off-road racer and who now owns his own truck racing team. DeRon Horton co-stars as Dez Truss, s former car thief, who's now trying to go straight and is given a second chance by Rick to work with his team.

They're both quite believable in their roles, as are many in the supporting cast. The plot elements are quite predictable and formulaic on the whole, but an air of tension is reasonably maintained in the off-road racing scenes and other areas, and there's an eventual feel-good aspect to it all.

Overall, aside from some of the blatant commercial plugs, I felt the film was reasonably well presented and better than I expected.

Just a little above average american style feel food movie about a criminal street kid givin a last chance to better his life on a racing team but on dirt tracks. No oscar material, but fun, a lot of feel good moments, action on dirt track moments and no f#ck ups by the actors. Just enjoy if you like (dirt) racing movies and/or feel good movies on a average week night.

I was hoping the producers of this movie would get inspiration from 'Days of Thunder' and take the flick to another level. Well, that didn't happen, and that was a shame and a lost opportunity. But the budget didn't allow them to do much. So, it's just an "OK" movie and that's it. Nothing new happens.

Dez Truss (DeRon Horton) has been raising his younger sister by himself and stealing cars for a crime syndicate. He gets caught. His former mentor police Captain Joe Freeman is trying to keep him out of prison and recruits racing team owner Rick Radden (Kevin Dillon) to hire him.

I like the car action although that could probably be seen in some obscure sports channels. There is an early car chase which leads to a crash. It is fine stunt work. The story is fine for the most part. It has all the standard elements. This has some veteran actors and I like DeRon. The filmmaking is perfunctory for lesser work.

Terrible acting, could have written the script myself, total propaganda for Forrest Lucas and his cronies.

Cliché to the extreme, apart from the dramatic nuances, the film is boring ... Dispute between the rich spoiled boy and the poor talented...

For a movie that I had never heard of this was a great movie. This movie should have been promoted way more. I get the fact that there was no big leading star, but the cast did a great job. It was also nice to se something new from Holly weird. This movie had a good script and very good acting, in my opinion. In a way it reminded me of the original Star Wars, in the way they took nobody actors and a good script and make a great story, and a very enjoyable ride. This movie is a kinda typical underdog movie, but it is done with heart. More people should take the time to see it.

It's refreshing to see a movie with a deep emotional story. This movie has a easy to follow story line that deals with currrent issues while giving you a sense of hope that there are good people out there. Great movie for most ages. Well written and well directed. Great cast. The movie has a nice flow to it with a some funny scenes sprinkled throughout the movie. Highly recommend it!!!!

Was just thinking this was going to be another loud car movie but was very pleasantly surprised by the story, variety of characters - most with a likeable personality and the whole film in general. Uplifting with enough action and some great racing footage. Well worth a watch..

I thought this was a pretty good little flick. Really liked Kevin Dillion and the character "Dez". With a little better promotion I think it could do well.

It is very interesting movie. If you are a fan of off road racing, this film is very worthy for you to try. I was so happy to come across this movie. The scenes from each race look very real, you will feel inside the off road circuit. The action racing shots at the racetracks make you feel like you're right there watching them up close and personal.

I think this is just an ordinary off road racing film, but I am very impressed with the story. this film not only tells about "Dez" as a racer but also the problem of his life. This is very emotional, from the story you will get a very valuable message.

The storyline is very easy to follow and there are several plot twist. This makes the film even more interesting. Although there are several story lines that you can guess, but with a very exciting race scene this can be maintained. Overall this film is very worthy for you to watch.

It's a great movie.

Might be an old cliche, but today it's good to watch a movie like this. Young black teen gets an opportunity to get out of the car stealing business and makes good with the help of a dirt track race truck owner and his team. Good race scenes very realistic.

Good uplifting movie. A movie for the whole family and good racing in it

What a great film high with high octane racing. Good story line, nice to see the underdog succeed. A must watch for any race lover.

The same story , but executed correctly and in a different way , and it is excellent ..