Redline (2007)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Andy Cheng

Writers:

Robert Foreman (writer)
Daniel Sadek (story)

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Fear Nothing. Risk Everything.

Plot:

A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.

Plot Keywords:

Ferrari | Lamborghini | Porsche | Fight | Sports Car

Cast

Nathan Phillips	...	Carlo
Nadia Bjorlin	...	Natasha
Angus Macfadyen	...	Michael
Eddie Griffin	...	Infamous
Tim Matheson	...	Jerry Brecken
Jesse Johnson	...	Jason
Barbara Niven	...	Sally Martin
Denyce Lawton	...	Mianda
Neill Skylar	...	Mary
Marc Crumpton	...	Trevor
Faleolo Alailima	...	Diggs
Hal Ozsan	...	Mike Z
Todd Lowe	...	Nick
Danica Dias	...	Tisha
Michael Hagiwara	...	Marcus Cheng

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, illegal and reckless behavior, sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Chicago Pictures

Trivia:

At the sequence where Carlos waits outside an airport for Jason to pick him up, behind his Ferrari is a Nissan Sileighty (Nissan 180SX with Nissan Silvia S15 nose) driven by a pair of Asian carjackers. The Sileighty was formerly owned by the renowned Japanese tuning company, Signal Auto, who used the car to enter drifting contests by various drivers.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carlo is on the motorcycle after getting the weapons, before he reaches the train he passes the same jeep three times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Natasha Martin: There are cars that get you from point A to point B. And then there are cars that get you from point A to point B really fast. Fast cars cost big money, and with millions of dollars at stake, there are people who'll do anything to win. People who take risks and never play it safe.

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Fight Nature

Mind-numbingly awful would be an understatement.

Before watching this film I had very low expectations and went to just see the cars. Eventually I even regretted going for that reason. Plot is almost non-existent. Character development is non-existent. So many clichés and so much jaw-dropping cheesiness existed in the movie that I could only stare and wonder how it was even released. If not for the exotics, I wouldn't have even rated this movie a 1. An attempt at a coherent story line is destroyed by the sheer absurdity of this elite racing cult and the laughable characters that make up its members. In fact, the movie's plot is so predictable and simple-minded that an average child could foretell the majority of the storyline. Bad acting, bad plot, bad jokes, bad movie.

Don't see it. Play Gran Turismo HD instead and it'll satiate your thirst for fast sexy cars without leaving a bad aftertaste.