Supercross (2005)
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm
13 September 1972, Bellflower, California, USA
4 April 1964, Wheaton, Illinois, USA
6 April 1982, Palm Springs, California, USA
2 December 1993, La Mesa, California, USA
April 15, 2009
As a fetishized appropriation of the extreme sport of Supercross motorcycle racing, for a story about two different-but-similar racing brothers, "Supercross" succeeds in combining fast action with slow burn emotional fuses.
August 20, 2005
The writing is abysmal, the acting wouldn't pass muster in a high school play, and the direction by erstwhile stuntman Steve Boyum (Timecop: The Berlin Decision) is positively sleep-inducing between cycle jumps.
March 07, 2007
You could see the same thing for free -- with higher production values and snappier dialogue -- watching X Games coverage on ESPN.
June 10, 2013
That's right, it's time for yet another entry in that most-dreaded of genres: The XXXTREME Sports Movie.
September 26, 2005
Only the most devoted MX fetishists could like the film, because it doesn't offer a scrap of nourishment for the uninitiated.
June 10, 2013
It might hold some appeal if you're as teenager with a thing for dirt bikes.
August 19, 2005
An example of how too much of anything will get annoying -- including VVRRRROOOOOOOMMM and flying bikes.
June 10, 2013
It's a bizarre, contradictory mess, a lousy promotion for a sport still unknown to many Americans
August 23, 2005
Director Steve Boyum, a former motocross driver, hacks his racing footage to incomprehensible pieces and, from the looks of the meager, jumpy narrative, did the same to the script.
April 29, 2009
Finally, we get Supercross: The Movie, which basically fills in the holes Supercross: The Novel left behind.
July 27, 2014
If you love Kawasakis, Hondas, and Yamahas, and don't mind tin-eared writing, get down to the multiplex.
January 08, 2007
Like the drive-in classics of Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff, this develops the principal characters and conflicts with just enough depth and keeps the narrative moving at a brisk pace.
