True to its origins as a '60s Japanese animated kiddie favorite,
"Speed Racer" blasts into cultural prominence four decades later as an
ultra-cartoony actioner defined by its DayGlo colors, resistance to any
laws of physics, and notions of good and evil that go no further than
having the hero drive a white car. Aimed squarely at family audiences, the
[film] ... is a blur of video action painting and very loud
sounds ...
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