Incredibly uneven yet basically entertaining...
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01/05/09
Days of Thunder (1990)
41 %
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Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 17
Rotten:24
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid
Director: Tony Scott
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Reviews for Days of Thunder
The story is predictably pedestrian, the conflict laughable and the dialogue too lifeless to be laughable, but closer to that than convincing or compelling.
01/03/09
When it's on the racetrack, it's thrills abound as the big sound and fast-moving cars make for sensory overload. However, when the action fades and it's time to give the characters some meat.
12/30/08
An unofficial "sideways sequel" to Top Gun...except with national treasure Robert Duvall in the role of crusty mentor.
12/26/08
If you liked Top Gun, you stand a good chance of liking Days of Thunder.
12/26/08
Days of Thunder zigzags between exploiting Cruise's likable grin and charming vulnerability and portraying him as an emotional loser. It's an uncertain and unsatisfying mix.
05/07/08
Top Critic There are plenty of soulless movies around. What's special about Days of Thunder is that it works overtime trying to convince you it's not one of them.
05/07/08
Top Critic No one really expects an action movie to resonate with profound meaning, but the shallowness of Days of Thunder is extraordinary even by genre standards.
05/07/08
In 1990 the people who brought you Top Gun -- Tom Cruise, director Tony Scott, and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer -- figured out a way to take more of your money, and it involved stock-car racing.
05/07/08
Top Critic A flashy, pre-packaged racing picture featuring stock cars and stock situations.
01/26/06
Completely preposterous (I had no clue that Nascar allowed essentially bumper car antics), but nevertheless entertaining.
01/09/06
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