A film in desperate need of a pit stop.
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05/07/08
Days of Thunder (1990)
44 %
Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 16 Rotten:20 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Synopsis: Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes
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A flashy, pre-packaged racing picture featuring stock cars and stock situations.
01/26/06
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Days of Thunder zigzags between exploiting Cruise's likable grin and charming vulnerability and portraying him as an emotional loser. It's an uncertain and unsatisfying mix.
05/07/08
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There are plenty of soulless movies around. What's special about Days of Thunder is that it works overtime trying to convince you it's not one of them.
05/07/08
No one really expects an action movie to resonate with profound meaning, but the shallowness of Days of Thunder is extraordinary even by genre standards.
05/07/08
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In 1990 the people who brought you Top Gun -- Tom Cruise, director Tony Scott, and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer -- figured out a way to take more of your money, and it involved stock-car racing.
05/07/08
Completely preposterous (I had no clue that Nascar allowed essentially bumper car antics), but nevertheless entertaining.
01/09/06
Days of Heaven is a compelling adventure story and a riveting meditation on the soulscape of America.
01/24/04
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