While not generating the box office hype of Gladiator or MI2, Gone in 60 Seconds should be put on your summer popcorn movie list. Nicolas Cage plays former car thief Memphis Raines who comes out of retirement to save his younger brother Kip (Giovanni Ribisi). The plan requires 50 cars to be stolen in 24 hours, and these aren't your Honda Civics or Ford Escorts. They're Mercedes, Ferarris, even a 1967 Shelby GT Mustang. To do the job, Memphis rounds up his old partners-in-crime Sway (Angelina Jolie) and Otto (Robert Duval). The tension and excitement come not only from seeing how this group of car thieves pull off their daring raids, but from doing all this while being chased by Detective Roland Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo).

It's a Jerry "Mr. Armagedon" Bruckheimer film, so you know it will be packed with action and the camera shots will rattle past you like machine gun bullets. The acting isn't spectacular, but it isn't awful. There are plenty of scenes where the actors don't take the story or themselves too seriously. It keeps the film light and the action as the focus. Gone in 60 Seconds will definitely satisfy your craving for fast cars, beautiful women (Angelina Jolie), and car chases. Think of this movie as Chips on steroids.





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