Tuesday, August 06, 2024
One Fast Move
Rev your engines & get ready for thrilling motorcycle track racing action when a troubled young man with daddy issues seeks out his estranged dad supposedly for support & guidance to become professional motorcycle racer. Wes (KJ Apa) was recently discharged from the army but just served jail time for his part in an illegal street race. His love of motorcycles & racing them has him reaching out to the father he never knew. Dean (Eric Dane) was the guy who abandoned mother & son because of his dreams of racing motorcycles & his fear of fatherhood. Dean is now a washed up competitor with lingering injuries but reluctantly agrees to teach Wes. Edward James Olmos is the motorcycle shop owner Abel who also lends his support to Wes. To balance out this testosterone charged male cast, the film introduces Camila, a waitress at the local diner. Wes & Camila develop a quick romance but also experience some disagreements. This tidy little romance scenario feels sudden & very contrived but the film needs this element for balance & had less than 2 hours to fit it in. This film is about facing your fears, chasing your dreams, & realizing the lies you have told yourself as it explores a father & son trying to connect.
Alien gives it 2½ “just eggs & toast” stars out of 4.
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