be it just me or the fact that the evil racing team be japanese and that their arrogant star racer be german seem a little over the top . maybe that be how it be on the international racing circuit but if all america have represent them be chump like cody and his mechanic chris ( peter berg and who must have be still learn how to act ) then i would be root for another country . formula movie can be good but the character have to be likeable and no one meet that criterion in this movie . to put it succinctly a very bad movie .