Driven (2001) Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie is so filled with action that dramatic conflict would be more than we could handle, so all of the characters are nice.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Mostly preposterous, and it has no dramatic center, but the racing scenes hold you in their death-trip grip.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Bob GrahamAdd Critic to Favorites

Even if his (Stallone) own star may be fading, the popularity of car racing is enormous. These fans are not likely to be disappointed by Driven.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Michael VegaAdd Critic to Favorites

When the film predictably limps across the finish line, you're left with the impression your time would have been better spent sitting in traffic.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Harlin's skill compensates for a lot of narrative preposterousness, even it is overmatched this time around.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

Director Renny Harlin has unfortunately adopted a let's-try-anything attitude that translates into a chaotic and unattractive visual style.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

Even fans of open-wheel racing, the high-speed, high-stress pastime that is the subject of Renny Harlin's hectic new film, may walk away from it more logy than exhilarated.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

A race-car drama full of flashy but empty images and a soundtrack that makes you feel as if you're being shaken on a motel rumblebed.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Redundant, humorless and overlong screenplay.Read the full review

Washington Post | Michael O'SullivanAdd Critic to Favorites

An appallingly dull film set in the world of professional racing, director Renny Harlin and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone have found a way to drain all the adrenaline out of the sport.Read the full review

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