Speed Racer starts off with promise: a bright, trippy kaleidoscope. I anticipated the rest of the film to be like that, but it wasn’t. There are some astonishing visuals throughout the film, but it’s not enough. Moreover, the film is about 50 minutes too long. And it’s obvious which scenes were too long - or better yet, completely unnecessary. I saw this on an IMAX screen - which made the racing scenes really cool - but more than the bright colors and animated racetracks, I noticed kids getting restless and bored.
2.5/5