Overdrive - a review!

I was browsing Netflix, looking for something to see, when this movie popped up in my recommended feed. The synopsis reads: "Two roguish brothers' penchant for stealing vintage sports cars gets them tangled in the animosity between two French mafia rivals", and the cast was listed as Scott Eastwood, Freddie Thorp and Ana de Armas.

Now, I am a sucker for movies with cars in them, so I thought "Fine, I'll watch this. It'll probably be terrible, since most car movies are."

The movie begins in Monaco, with an auction where they are auctioning off a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, of which there are only 2 in the World. (I did some fact checking on that one, and it turns out it's correct information. Nice research!).

Anyway, the car is sold, and is put on a transporter, bound for an unknown destination. On the way out of Monaco, two brothers are ready to intercept and steal the car. They manage to do so, but upon delivery, they are knocked out and taken to a guy called Jacomo Morier. They wake up, tied to a chair, with the threat of impending death. They are given an ultimatum: Steal a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO within one week, or die. Naturally, our two brothers decide to steal the car, or at least attempt to.

They gather a crew, and then the movie really kicks into high gear (no pun intended).

I enjoyed this movie immensely, and it's a fantastic movie for any car fanatic out there. A few of the cars in this movie is an E Type Jaguar, an AC Cobra, numerous Ferrari's and of course that stunning 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. It has some great stunts, but some of the car chases felt sped up. A pity, considering it would have been a joy to watch some intense car chases.

Overall, this movie lands in the 8/10 area.

You can see it on Netflix, or own it on blu-ray/dvd!