Need For Speed-Kids Movie Review

Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), a former race car driver and blue-collar mechanic, owns a garage in upstate New York where he and his friends tune performance cars. Dealing with financial concerns, Tobey desperately wants to save his struggling garage, so he partners with his former rival Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Dino is a very wealthy, but wicked, ex-NASCAR driver who makes Tobey a deal he can’t refuse. However, problems occur during a disastrous race when Dino frames Tobey for manslaughter. After Tobey serves two years in prison, he desperately wants to seek revenge, and race against his arch-nemesis… Dino Brewster. Based on the very popular video game series, Need For Speed is an action packed, suspenseful film where you’ll be at the edge of your seat!!!

Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: August 5, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Will it Appeal to kids? Yes

Talking Points:

There are no life lessons or inspirational aspects to the film. However, it’s an exciting action packed movie with fun and entertaining characters!

The movie is very unrealistic and hopefully kids will take  it for what it is; a fictional movie! There’s even a disclaimer in the closing credits stating, “DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME KIDS!”

Sexual Content: Mild

• One of Tobey’s friends quits his office job.  So thrilled to be leaving, he strips down to his socks as he walks out of the building. We see his bare rear several times.
• We see a couple kiss.

Violent Content: Excessive

• There are a lot of intense high-speed races throughout the film. We see many horrible crashes with several fatalities of innocent victims.
• After driver was forced off the road, we see his car flipping into air as it explodes. This is a very graphic scene.
• Thugs use a shotgun to force Tobey and Julia’s (Tobey’s love interest) car off the road.
• The DeLeon race that Tobey and Dino participate in destroys several of the driver’s cars, along with numerous police cars.
• We see Tobey punch Dino in the face.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

• The f-word is said once. We also hear “h—,” “a–,” b–tards”  and “douche bag” several times throughout the film.

Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

• Characters are shown drinking alcoholic beverages.

Will it Appeal to kids? Yes

Overall this is a entertaining action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the intense car crashes and illegal car races we see in the film. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 12 and up.

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