In 1958, Bo Hollinger and Harley McKay are taking their bright yellow '57 Chevy to California to race in a Grand National event. Bo is the driver and Harley the mechanic, and both have a tendency to get in trouble, especially after they meet a spunky waitress named Junelle who wants to be an actress. In Macon County,Georgia, they get in such a big mess they are chased by the cops.
There were funny parts, but overall, I didn't care much for the macho stuff or even the romance. There was an interesting race between the Chevy and a '49 or '50 Ford (they looked the same). But the car chases never reached their full potential, and this was certainly no 'Smokey and the Bandit'. I did like the cars. I'm not a fan of '50s music but I did like the slower tunes. Junelle was my favorite character, and Robin Mattson did a pretty decent job playing her. Don Johnson was charming but profane (fortunately, I saw an edited version), and I sort of liked his character.
How can I say this without spoilers? I thought there was too much emphasis on revenge in this movie, and I don't really care for violence as the solution to every problem, even if the violence wasn't excessive. And I really didn't like the eventual result.
There were funny parts, but overall, I didn't care much for the macho stuff or even the romance. There was an interesting race between the Chevy and a '49 or '50 Ford (they looked the same). But the car chases never reached their full potential, and this was certainly no 'Smokey and the Bandit'. I did like the cars. I'm not a fan of '50s music but I did like the slower tunes. Junelle was my favorite character, and Robin Mattson did a pretty decent job playing her. Don Johnson was charming but profane (fortunately, I saw an edited version), and I sort of liked his character.
How can I say this without spoilers? I thought there was too much emphasis on revenge in this movie, and I don't really care for violence as the solution to every problem, even if the violence wasn't excessive. And I really didn't like the eventual result.