It's nowhere near a perfect movie, and where there should be humor there is often less of an audible laugh and more of an awkward chuckle.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 9, 2021

A car crazy story where characters take a backseat to the action, but if you know what a Two Lane Grasshopper is, then you'll probably get a kick out of the driving scenes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2021

If the uninspired foundation wasn't bad enough, many of the central characters' motivations are either contradicted or never explained.

| Original Score: 1/10 | Dec 4, 2020

The best way to approach Need for Speed is mindlessly.

| Original Score: 2.0/4.0 | Sep 18, 2020

Need For Speed continues the trend of video games turned into films. The trend hasn't been a good one.

| Original Score: D+ | Jul 21, 2020

The strongest points involve cars, and the weakest involve more delicate matters like characters and story.

| Original Score: C | Jul 8, 2020

Let the checkered flag wave for Need For Speed as it crosses the finish line first with fast cars, phenomenal practical stunts, superb lensing, a story with heart and a future superstar in Aaron Paul.

| Jan 8, 2020

Presumably set in a world where humans never mentally evolved from an animal state, the movie features increasingly nonsensical behaviors by derpy morons whose ability to dress themselves is as impressive to us as their ability to defy physics with cars.

| Original Score: F | Aug 6, 2019

It did stir up dormant gearhead fantasies with an array of epic shots. When the cars soar, so does Need for Speed.

| Apr 26, 2019

Credited as a film that glorifies the notion of honor, friendship, and loyalty, all whilst revisiting the vintage stylings of 60's and 70's "car-culture" cinema, it's safe to say that Need For Speed fails on all counts.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 26, 2019

Need for Speed takes itself a little too seriously and ultimately overstays its welcome.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 26, 2019

Neither fast nor furious, Need For Speed isn't a car crash. It's a $66 million pile-up, with no survivors.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 26, 2019

Dumb but technically competent.

| Original Score: C | Apr 26, 2019

Need for Speed wants to take audiences on a ride, but it ends up going nowhere fast.

| Original Score: D+ | Apr 26, 2019

With a name like Need for Speed, subtlety was never going to be a key selling point, but the freewheeling pomposity runs out of fuel a good hour or some before its painfully predictable finale.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 8, 2019

A major bore. This big-budget action film with franchise aspirations that should be parked in the garage permanently.

| Feb 1, 2019

Only a better script could provide us with a sense that the characters and story are genuinely worth our emotional investment.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 16, 2019

A satisfying bit of here-and-gone sensory stimulation that delivers exactly the kind of high-octane, high-velocity thrills promised by the title.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 22, 2018

The sloppy script, weak dramatic direction and an uninteresting supporting cast constantly impede on the fun.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | Nov 1, 2018

In spite of that movie's popularity and its kinship with the multi-release racing video game, a big screen adaptation of Need for Speed took more than 10 years to roll up to the line. It's not a perfect run but it delivers the goods.

| Nov 1, 2018