
Framed by an ex-partner for a murder he did not commit, Tobey Marshall, a financially struggling custom-car builder and street-racer, spends two years in jail thinking about one moment. Fresh out of prison he reacquires the fastest car his workshop ever built and sold, and seeks to enter a secretive and extremely high-stakes race known as The DeLeon. His purpose; redemption, recognition from the world of racing and to solve his problems. Yet all this fades in comparison to hi... (Full plot summary below)
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Framed by an ex-partner for a murder he did not commit, Tobey Marshall, a financially struggling custom-car builder and street-racer, spends two years in jail thinking about one moment. Fresh out of prison he reacquires the fastest car his workshop ever built and sold, and seeks to enter a secretive and extremely high-stakes race known as The DeLeon. His purpose; redemption, recognition from the world of racing and to solve his problems. Yet all this fades in comparison to his driving reason. Revenge. Above all, revenge.
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| The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Tara ThornePaul is trying for James Dean but ends up at Steven Seagal. Dumb, dumb, dumb. |
| Movie MezzanineJake ColeThat same refusal to slow down leads the film to breeze past any consideration of the consequences of its actions. |
| ScreenAnarchyJason GorberSo, is there a need for Need For Speed? Well, no, not really. |
| IGN MoviesJim VejvodaNeed for Speed feels like the snuff film of racing movies. |
| L.A. WeeklyAmy NicholsonScott Waugh's moronic flick has multiple personalities — it's the Sibyl of street racing, with a script that doesn't feel so much typed as button-mashed. |
| Assignment XAbbie BernsteinOnly a better script could provide us with a sense that the characters and story are genuinely worth our emotional investment. |
| Common Sense MediaJeffrey M. AndersonEven though the movie is a fairly routine popcorn entertainment with typical twists, romances, heroes and villains, it feels old-fashioned, organic, and exciting. It's based on a video game, but you'd never know it. |
| Mania.comRob VauxIt certainly understands its purpose in life, and goes about it with the flair and pizzazz one expects from a modest bit of entertainment. |
| The DissolveGenevieve KoskiNeed For Speed modifies its outlaw antihero with all sorts of unnecessary pain and backstory, and the film is slow to leave the starting gate because of it. But once it does, Need For Speed becomes a much fleeter vehicle, powered by impressive practical stuntwork, eye-popping cross-country landscapes, and the sparking chemistry between Paul and Poots. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonI wonder about the potential audience for this movie. |