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Gone In 60 Seconds

Movie Gone In 60 Seconds Director Jerry Bruckheimer Producer Jerry Bruckheimer

STEALING cars as a way of life and the people who do it has always held a fascination for us. But after 30 minutes of watching Gone in 60 Seconds, car thieves fascinate us no more. Since Top Gun, we have come to expect cinematic classics from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and because he has more often than not delivered we shall forgive him this miss. This is a story about a bunch of criminals, who have cleaned up their act and are forced to be bad just once more for a good cause. A reformed car thief must steal 50 cars to save his younger brother�s life after he failed to make good on a deal. Even if the big brother is the legendary Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage) who walked away from the bad life before doing any real damage, there is no significant emotion between the brothers. When the beautiful Sway (Angelina Jolie) joins the crowd we think, �Ahh! sex and Angelina,� not quite, she�s gone before you can say �60 secs sucks�. Cage and Jolie are great actors, but their talent is wasted in this flick. The real stars turn out rather sadly to be the cars and their myriad stunts. The cast is nothing short of brilliant: Giovanni Ribisi is the incompetent younger brother Kip. Robert Duvall adds spice as the colourful car restorer and Will Patton is as moody as a newspaper editor. The car chases are, as expected, well done and a feast for the senses. Racing in a classic, fully restored and tricked out vintage Shelby Mustang, Memphis eludes a small army of cops and a helicopter. Film still flops though.