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5/10
This movie makes no sense
nomad47200230 December 2019
While the basic premise is somewhat plausible, the execution is not. First of all, "hotwiring" went out of fashion fifty years ago, when GM came up with the locking steering column, which locked the steering wheel and the gear selector mechanism. While motor vehicles are still being stolen, it requires a bit more sophistication than simply twisting two wires together.

The modern variation on auto theft, which involves sophisticated electronics, is a reality. This makes one wonder what they were thinking when they came up with the idea of RFID technology, so that one need not reach into one's pocket to use a car key to enter and start a vehicle. What could possibly go wrong???
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4/10
It is never a good idea to glamorize car theft without resulting in prison time
Ed-Shullivan18 August 2021
I know this is a made for TV movie about two (2) high school girls who are a bit on the wild side but I like my crime films to have some level of reality. These two (2) car thieves decide to hot wire cars and make a few bucks selling them to garages that strip the cars for parts, but actions such as these without real penalties tends to glamorize the grand theft auto crime when in reality they could get caught by the car owners, and not the cops, and then they may have to suffer real street justice.

The acting was okay, but the music scores attempt to create suspense fell flat, just as the two teenyboppers film ending left me flat.

I give the film a 4 out of 10 IMDB rating.
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5/10
Good premise, bad execution.
wingthwong23 February 2021
As so many have stated, hotwiring vehicles by slapping two wires together is a bit hokey. As for the newer model vehicles that don't need keys, yes that's very real but involves a little more sophistication. But, I stuck it out for the story. In for a penny, in for a pound. As such, this is a very tame Canidian rip of Gone in 60 seconds and the first couple fast and furious movies. There's also the fact that everyone in the U.S. knows every major skyline in the state of New York by now. As much as I like watching films made in Canada, seeing Toronto skylines passed off as New York is about the biggest gaffe a movie producer can make these days. The rest could have played better if the two main characters had been more believable and the story line moved along a little faster and more cohesive. I give it 10 stars for a possible good storyline, but can only give it 1 star for the execution. And yes, this movie feels like it had been literally executed and left for dead.
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2/10
What a cheap film
dnochris3 February 2020
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Let's start at the beginning. Stealing a Mustang by hot wiring it. Would not be possible at all. And the high speed chases was slack. Could tell they was all doing like 20 mph. Storyline made no sense what's so ever. She orders parts for her 69/ 70 charger but buys headlights for a 2012 with angel eyes? And also ordered some black alloys but when restored they are obviously chrome.
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2/10
The dumbest movie of the century
levijay-008731 January 2020
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This movie is full of BS. Starting from the girls to the lies of stealing modern cars just by joining 2 wires... lol
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1/10
I couldn't get further than the trailer
Even the trailer is god-awful. I wanted to see what all the negative reviews were about, now I wish I had that 2.5 minutes of my life back.

This is more of a "previously on..." montage than an actual trailer. It's basically just clips of the film stuck together for 2.5 minutes. The story looks boring and far-fetched.
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2/10
Bad Plot with an Awful Soundtrack
lololguys23 January 2022
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Has so many plot holes and extremely dumb decisions by the characters (other than unrealistically stealing cars for a profit). Worst unrealistic moment is when one of the protagonists hits the main villain, who then drops their gun, multiple times in the head with a heavy object causing them to bleed, but then runs away with said heavy object (which subsequently somehow vanishes into thin air) and leaves the villain not even unconscious!?!?!

Combined with tacky, out of place, rap soundtracks every 10 minutes, would not recommend this movie.
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6/10
Tanya Clarke so sexy
ger55champ7 March 2020
This lady is just hot as hell in this movie .Decent enough film with some average acting from the younger girls
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6/10
Very enjoyable movie
ger55champ11 February 2020
Some decent acting and good production .Very harsh reviews ..Enjoyable movie Do not go on these unfair reviews
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