Talky early Roger Corman second bill features stony-faced Ireland kidnapping speed-Queen Malone after he skips trial for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Mild tension builds slowly for a film called "fast and furious", the romantic interludes disrupt an ostensibly reluctant union as the two forge a perverse co-dependency- Malone gets to race, whilst Ireland gets an alibi. The brassy and confident Malone is a neat contra to Ireland's edginess and their chemistry is likeable, albeit cliched. Expectedly, the ruse begins to fray as the race draws nearer and the fugitive runs out of room.
Fatally full of dialogue for a 70 minute chase picture, the pair spend vast amounts of screen-time trading barbs, walking to and from landmarks as they argue their predicament and the inevitability of its outcome. Despite some witty dialogue and assured performances from the experienced leads, the film is ultimately nixed by melodramatic padding which stifles an already modest plot.
It's hard to fault a Corman picture because it's economy is appreciated, but Fast & Furious this isn't and 4/10 is as good as it gets.
Mild tension builds slowly for a film called "fast and furious", the romantic interludes disrupt an ostensibly reluctant union as the two forge a perverse co-dependency- Malone gets to race, whilst Ireland gets an alibi. The brassy and confident Malone is a neat contra to Ireland's edginess and their chemistry is likeable, albeit cliched. Expectedly, the ruse begins to fray as the race draws nearer and the fugitive runs out of room.
Fatally full of dialogue for a 70 minute chase picture, the pair spend vast amounts of screen-time trading barbs, walking to and from landmarks as they argue their predicament and the inevitability of its outcome. Despite some witty dialogue and assured performances from the experienced leads, the film is ultimately nixed by melodramatic padding which stifles an already modest plot.
It's hard to fault a Corman picture because it's economy is appreciated, but Fast & Furious this isn't and 4/10 is as good as it gets.