Good start, but then it gets ruined

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Blistering performances.

This movie came out when Nicholas Cage was the it guy and most of the movies that he starred in was over the top but entertaining. He was the iconic Hollywood actor when it came to action and con artist type of movies from the 90's and early 2000. And he did portrays a likable car thief in this naturally. Before he just became the guy that freaks out and goes crazy in his future movies. So when I first saw this movie as a kid, I thought it was a fun crime action movie. With fast cars, a hot girl and a team working together to steal 50 cars in one night. It wasn't the most cleverly executed movie, and doesn't go into detail when it comes to the planning of the thefts. But it's a serviceable action/crime movie. Even the chase scene, which isn't one of the best chase scenes I have seen was at least cool. As a matter of fact this felt like a bit toned down version of "Fast Five". Overall after seeing it again, I thought it was a fairly decent early 2000's action movie.6/10

.........A line delivered with as much ferocity as a child whom has just been given the keys to a sweet shop.Kip Raines was contracted to steal 50 specific cars, but he got a little too too cocky, and something went wrong. Now the man who hired him, Raymond Calitri, wants him dead. When his brother, Memphis, once a great car thief, learns of this, he comes back to town to see if he can help his brother. The only thing that will reason Calitri is if the order is fulfilled. So Memphis assembles his old crew, but has to do the job in a few days. A cop who hounded him for years, learning of his return, is keeping an eye on him......With the Advent of The Rock, and the fact that he won an Academy Award for LLV, Cage was a big draw for crowds for around four years. But then like Travolta, his choices became a little more silly, and this movie marks one of the last appearances where his star power really brought in the money.And he clearly does have screen presence here, especially when the script isn't really up to scratch, and he has to deal with an absolute plethora of characters, all with different traits, wanting the set to chew.I guarantee, if someone were to say to you 'Name ten people who appear in GISS' you would not have any trouble in doing so.But it's fun, Cage is as good as he ever was, and has a wonderful camaraderie with the rest of the cast. But the rest of the cast are your atypical cliché riddled characters.Jolie is the hardened to him jilted ex, but she warms to him. Duvall is the seasoned wisdom spouting fountain of knowledge. Lindo is the man after him, but he secretly really like him. Jones is the silent hard man. McBride is the loud mouth, what do you want from me sidekick.Patton is exactly the same character he played in Armageddon (it works though).And then there's Eccleston, even though the man is a fantastic actor, he is one of Bruckhiemers most forgettable villains. He has a thing for wood which never gets elaborated on, and he does nothing but be sarcastic and be in the grand finale which seems to be in the same place where T2 had its finale.Now if they did a cross over where he found a piece of the T800, and designed some sort of Terminator car, that would have been a bonkers film.It's not terrible by any means. It's funny, has the Bruckhiemer sheen, and it all ends how you would expect it too in film featuring fast cars...........a great big barbecue.Fun while it lasts, but you will forget about it........in sixty seconds.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000): Dir: Dominic Sena / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Delroy Lindo, Robert Duvall: Big budget noise with as much nonsense as it can acquire. Title refers not just to the physical but also the mental duration with former car thief Nicolas Cage returning to his home town. His brother attempted to pull a boost and was caught. Cage is ordered to steal 50 cars in one night or his brother will be terminated. He enlists the help of old players who consists of the usual rat pack. Last twenty minutes are a constant car chase where Cage hurls a car over a ramp. There is also unnecessary footage of a neighborhood gang. Directed by Dominic Sena who previously made Kalifornia. While Cage plays a guy who can think on the spot and act fast, he certainly didn't use this ability to leave the set. Angelina Jolie is wasted as a waitress who does nothing more than don weird hair styles. Giovanni Ribisi is totally cardboard as Cage's brother although being in this film seems to be enough of a punishment. Delroy Lindo plays a cop. That pretty much sums up his role. Robert Duvall is a terrific actor but caught up in limited screen time and a plot undeserving of his talent. Nothing new and who cares. Technically well made but hardly passes as a screenplay or even entertainment. It calls for squealing tires and wreckage in its most pointless state. Score: 3 / 10

Here we go.Now I have been meaning to review this movie for some time now I'll do it while it may not be one of the best films ever made I'm one of those movie fans who looks past the junk and see the treasure. But this film is pretty fun to watch if you are into Cars like I am.The films centers around Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage) trying to help his brother Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi) by coming out of retirement after he was a master car thief to steal 50 cars for Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston) or Kip will be killed. With Detective Roland Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and his partner Detective Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant) So Memphis turns to his old friends Otto Halliwell (Robert Duvall), Donny Astricky (Chi McBride) The Sphinx (Vinnie Jones), Sara 'Sway' Wayland (Angelina Jolie) while Kip turns to his friends Mirror Man (T.J. Cross), Tumbler (Scott Caan) Freb (James Duval) Toby (William Lee Scott). Now the plot is interesting to make you want to watch the film if you are into cars and action films The film is written clearly to be a film about action and it does have those moments and they actually have some knowledge on the cars they used in the film which is actually surprising. And they pick some very good cars to use in the film. There are some tense moments in the film that make you go did they just do that ? you have to watch and see what happens in the film to know what I'm talking about. The film was done to please car and action fans it actually did well for a change.My advice is to check it out you might be reward for watching a film with good car stunts.I give Gone In Sixty Seconds a 8 out of 10