Need for Speed: Professor Teaches Student New Tricks in Cheang’s Goofy Chase Actioner
Utilizing the both tried, and tired formula of the hours away from retirement cop staying in the game for one last hurrah paired with the impatient rookie still wet behind his ears, Motorway pegs itself as a “this time it’s personal” type of revenge film, but on wheels. It may be the burnt rubber on the alleyways and highways of Hong Kong, but if Soi Cheang’s B-grade street chase actioner reeks it’s simply because the entire film appears to be stuck neutral.
Featuring a protagonist (Shawn Yue) who has driving in his blood as he shifts from reprimanded officer to moonlight speed aficionado, but has a lot more to learn in terms of psychology and stick shift tricks. With the type of screenplay that lends itself to dull street vantage points galore, the...
Utilizing the both tried, and tired formula of the hours away from retirement cop staying in the game for one last hurrah paired with the impatient rookie still wet behind his ears, Motorway pegs itself as a “this time it’s personal” type of revenge film, but on wheels. It may be the burnt rubber on the alleyways and highways of Hong Kong, but if Soi Cheang’s B-grade street chase actioner reeks it’s simply because the entire film appears to be stuck neutral.
Featuring a protagonist (Shawn Yue) who has driving in his blood as he shifts from reprimanded officer to moonlight speed aficionado, but has a lot more to learn in terms of psychology and stick shift tricks. With the type of screenplay that lends itself to dull street vantage points galore, the...
- 9/14/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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