I have no idea why "Speed Racer" was lambasted by critics when it was what it was: a popcorn summer blockbuster when the travesty that was "Transformers" got a pass and is getting a sequel. The car racing and the machines were great, I though the plotline was accessible and the actors did a decent job making cartoon characters "believable". What I did find somewhat irritating was the Spritle/ Chim-chim antics which to me became dangerously close to being the "Jar-Jar Binks" of the film. But all in all I left the theater feeling I watched a summer no-thinker movie that made me feel good for the day.