as much a i like big epic picture i will spare you the namedropping it great to kick back with a few beer and a simple action flick sometimes . film where the plot take a backseat to the set piece . film where the dialogue isn not so cleverly write that it tie itself in endless knot of purple prose . there be hundred of film that fit the bill . but in my opinion go in sixty second be one of the good one . it an update of the movie that share it name . it also share that picture ethos and but not quite it execution . whatever be great about the original have be streamline . whatever be streamline be also amped up thanks to a big budget . often these kind of endeavour be recipe for complete disaster see the pug ugly remake of the italian job for one that blow it but here and thanks to a cast of mostly excellent actor and sixty succeed . the plot and much of the dialogue isn not much to write imdb about . often you will have scene where the same line of dialogue go back and forth between the actor and each of whom will voice it with different inflection . a lot of people find this annoy while i find it raise a smile . each actor get a chance to show off his or her definition of style here and with cage and jolie and duvall lead the pack of course ( and it should be note that it also amuse to see mrs pitt not give first billing here ) . the chemistry between good ol saint nick the stalwart ( see date of review ) and angelina lead to a couple of nice moment . the villain be not even a little scary i have see chris eccleston play tough guy role before so i know he can handle them and but i think he be deliberately direct to make his role inconsequential a not to distract from the action . we know the hero be go to succeed and somehow while be just sit in the car with them and enjoy the ride . i think a lot of these scene be play with tongue so far in cheek that it go over the head of a lot of people give this a poor rating . in fact and i wouldn not have mind some fourth wall break wink at the camera represent it just that kind of movie . all this style and not so much substance something that often exhaust my patience if not execute just so would be worthless if the action wasn not there . and for the most part and it be . wonderfully so . i have notice that it seem to be a common trend to be use fast cut extreme close up shot to direct action these day . i personally find this kind of thing exhausting . i prefer movie like this where the stunt be impressive enough to not need artificial tension ramping by rap tight shot all the time . i have be tell that cage actually do a many of the car stunt a he could get away with without lose his insurance ( in real life i mean his character clearly doesn not care ) and it show . the man can really move a vehicle and this be put to good use in the slow burning climatic finale where he drive a mustang into the ground in the most outlandish and fun way possible . so yes and this movie isn not an epic and life affirm post 9/11 picture with obligatory social commentary effort . the pacing be uneven and some of the scene could have be cut and not all the actor tow the line . but car movie rarely come good than this . so if you hate car . why be you even read these comment . i would take it over the numerous iteration of the flaccid and the tedious ( guess the franchise ) any day . positive .