Synopsis
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.
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Cast
- Sylvester StalloneJoe Tanto
- Burt ReynoldsCarl Henry
- Kip PardueJimmy Bly
- Stacy EdwardsLucretia Clan
- Til SchweigerBeau Brandenburg
- Gina GershonCathy Heguy
- Estella WarrenSophia Simone
- Cristián de la FuenteMemo Moreno
- Brent BriscoeCrusher
- Robert Sean LeonardDemille Bly
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is so filled with action that dramatic conflict would be more than we could handle, so all of the characters are nice. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Even if his (Stallone) own star may be fading, the popularity of car racing is enormous. These fans are not likely to be disappointed by Driven. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Driven is in both its script and its execution a paint-by-numbers affair. - 40
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Driven is recommended only to those gentle souls who want to know what it looks like to crash into a wall at 200 mph. - 40
New Times (L.A.)
Stallone's script is well structured, though the jaw-droppingly banal dialogue gives us little reason to care. - 38
Chicago Tribune
It's outrageously stereotypical and weirdly personal, so loonily exaggerated it keeps surprising you. - 30
The New York Times
Even fans of open-wheel racing, the high-speed, high-stress pastime that is the subject of Renny Harlin's hectic new film, may walk away from it more logy than exhilarated. - 25
Baltimore Sun
What we have here is a film where the first 20 minutes are repeated again and again until everything comes to an absolutely predictable end.
