Need For Speed
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: March 14, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
19
Negative:
14
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMar 14, 2014
It's the cars, and the mega-horsepowered action, that matter most. With its driver-POV spinouts, wrong-way chases, and multilane median jumps, the movie is a roaring revel of an automotive fantasy. Read full review
70
The DissolveGenevieve KoskiMar 13, 2014
Need For Speed modifies its outlaw antihero with all sorts of unnecessary pain and backstory, and the film is slow to leave the starting gate because of it. But once it does, Need For Speed becomes a much fleeter vehicle, powered by impressive practical stuntwork, eye-popping cross-country landscapes, and the sparking chemistry between Paul and Poots. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMar 13, 2014
Need For Speed’s dialogue-centric scenes are often clunky, and its comic relief is at times embarrassingly unfunny, but whenever Waugh shifts his focus to figuring out how to best convey an ingenious practical stunt with the camera, the movie comes alive. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerMar 13, 2014
The best parts of Need for Speed are the actual racing and chasing sequences — a true thrill ride for the audience as the story unfolds. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 13, 2014
When the actors are in cars, the movie's fun. When they get out to argue, or seethe, it's uh-oh time. Happily, director Scott Waugh comes out of the stunt world himself, and there's a refreshing emphasis on actual, theoretically dangerous stunt driving over digital absurdities. Read full review
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