Fast Company
Danton Films | Release Date: August 17, 1979 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
The PlaylistStaff (Not Credited)
It’s pretty banal, but in the anything-but-banal catalogue of Cronenberg films, that gives it its own weird, sincere charm. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Fast Company is an example of Cronenberg taking one step back from his idiosyncrasies, and spending 90 minutes reveling in one of his passions. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
What gives it the Cronenberg feel, in spite of the complete absence of his standard themes, is his manner of filming the dragsters: they become, like the horrible growths that usually dominate his movies, the physical projection of the characters' hostile energies, weapons they use to act out the psychological conflicts that torture them off the track. Read full review
65
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
While not a remarkable action/race film, Fast Company does boast some innovative and impressive footage captured from inside a dragster that would not have been the same directed by anyone else. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineMatt Noller
The only thing Fast Company says about Cronenberg the person and artist is that the dude really, really likes drag racing. Auteurists should probably look elsewhere. Fans of well-crafted B movies, on the other hand, will be right at home. Read full review
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