Perhaps I came into the movie with a whole heap of nostalgia blinding me to the quality of the film. Could happen. Probably did. But I did enjoy this film.
Despite the negative reviews from what seems like every critic and his/her mother, I found that this film was still fun and entertaining. Of course it also has so many vibrant (and arguably unnecessary) colors thrown at you every step of the way that one will feel tempted to go into a seizure. However, (that said) the utter lack of reality of the story is so purposeful in this film that it makes its own statement: this is a cartoon. It is meant to be taken as a cartoon. Anyone who takes it too seriously will most probably be highly disappointed.
In short: this ain't no "realistic" story like Iron Man. It is however a movie that promises only to give you a loose translation of the Speed Racer experience. And for that reason it works.
Despite the negative reviews from what seems like every critic and his/her mother, I found that this film was still fun and entertaining. Of course it also has so many vibrant (and arguably unnecessary) colors thrown at you every step of the way that one will feel tempted to go into a seizure. However, (that said) the utter lack of reality of the story is so purposeful in this film that it makes its own statement: this is a cartoon. It is meant to be taken as a cartoon. Anyone who takes it too seriously will most probably be highly disappointed.
In short: this ain't no "realistic" story like Iron Man. It is however a movie that promises only to give you a loose translation of the Speed Racer experience. And for that reason it works.