Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11320 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-06-11
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: PAL, Colour, Digital Sound
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish
• Dubbed in: Russian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 113 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Gone in 60 Seconds opens on Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi), a cocky young car thief working with a crew to steal 50 cars for a very bad man whose nickname is "The Carpenter". Being young and cocky, Kip messes up, so it's up to his big brother, Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage), to come out of car-thief retirement and save him. With a cast that includes Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie, Delroy Lindo, Cage and Ribisi, it would be easy to say this story wastes all their talents--which it does, but that's not the point. This is a Jerry Bruckheimer film. A good story and complex characters would only get in the way of the action scenes and slow the movie down. No, Gone in 60 Seconds (based on the cult 1974 film of the same name) is not about the stars as much as it's about cars. Fast cars. Rare cars. Wrecked cars. All cars. Too bad director Dominic Sena (Kalifornia) doesn't come across as more of a gearhead; he seems less interested in fast cars than fast cuts. But is this movie fun? Absolutely, and it's fun because it's so stupid. With pointless car chases and hackneyed dialogue in one of the most predictable plots of the year, Gone in 60 Seconds is a comic film that's not quite a parody of itself, but darn close. --Andy Spletzer, Amazon.com

Synopsis
Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage, LEAVING LAS VEGAS) is a former car thief who is forced to come out of retirement when his younger brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi, SUBURBIA), is unable to deliver 50 expensive cars to dangerous smuggler Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston, CRACKER). With his brother's life on the line, Memphis must enlist his old car-stealing partners for help in order to pull off the ultimate crime. His team includes his mentor, Otto (Robert Duvall, THE GODFATHER), and an old flame (Angelina Jolie, CYBORG 2), plus a crew of other colourful characters. Once he gets them all together, Memphis has to do the impossible--organize the theft of 50 cars from all over Los Angeles in a single night, hampered by rivals, security systems, and the best efforts of the LAPD detective (Delroy Lindo) who is out to get him. GONE IN 60 SECONDS is a fun, action-packed movie featuring producer Jerry Bruckheimer's trademarks: a simple story, comedy, spectacular action, an excellent cast of stars and character actors, and an amazing car chase through the crowded streets of Los Angeles. This film is based on the cult classic 1974 movie of the same name, and it's a must-see for lovers of classic cars or action fans of any stripe. Dominic Sena, the director of KALIFORNIA, directed this fast-moving crime-adventure extravaganza.

From the Back Cover
High-octane superstars Nicolas Cage and sexy Angelina Jolie ride an unstoppable wave of speed and adrenaline in this hot, edgy action hit. Legendary car booster Randall "Memphis" Raines (Cage) thought he'd left the fast lane behind - until he's forced out of retirement in a do-or-die effort to save his kid brother (Giovanni Ribisi) from the wrath of an evil mobster.
But with speed to burn and attitude to spare, Memphis hastily re-assembles his old crew - including Robert Duvall and Vinnie Jones - and floors it in a full-throttle race to pull off the ultimate car heist. With a hot soundtrack featuring the Cult's new smash "Painted On My Heart," this action-packed thrill ride comes out fast and never slows down.

Customer Reviews

NOT JUST A GUY MOVIE...
This is a moderately entertaining, fast paced action film. Nicholas Cage gives an engaging performance as a reformed master car thief, known as "Memphis" Raines. Giovanni Ribisi convincingly plays his stupid, younger brother, Kip Raines.

"Memphis" comes home to help his younger brother, Kip, who has followed in his older brother's footsteps, but is not as skilled at stealing cars. Having screwed up a major car boost, his employer, a sadistic, maniacal individual, will kill him, unless "Memphis" agrees to fulfil a contractual obligation of stealing fifty top of the line cars for which Kip's "boss" has made a commitment. The only glitch is that "Memphis" has a decidely short deadline in which to make his quota.

For reasons that those who view the movie will immediately discern, "Memphis" agrees to this thankless task. He gets his old crew together, including Angelina Jolie in the role of the proverbial eye candy, and with his former nemesis, a hard nosed detective played by Delroy Lindo, in hot pursuit, the games begin.

Look for lots of action, some great car chase sequences, and a bit of suspense. If you are looking for some mindless entertainment, then this film will fit the bill. Kick back your shoes, and hang on for the ride!

A Slightly Flawed Car-Chase classic
The car-chase film has always been something of a cliched industry. The star gets into a sticky situtation either with the police or with some other form of obstacle, has a long winded car chase ending with the star being the hero and in the end, the good guy. I don't think the image of that will ever really change and Gone In 60 Seconds does little to change that.

Don't get me wrong, Gone In 60 Seconds is still a fine example of a car chase flick, with a little bit more besides. Gone In 60 Seconds was probably created on two credits; 1. The phenomenon and success in the gaming world of Grand Theft Auto; and (least likely) 2. It's a tribute to the film of the same name made years before. As someone who's never seen the original, I can only judge on the first factor, and it does do its job well.

Nicholas Cage who plays Randall "Memphis" Raines is the former car thief, who left his business and more painfully, his own home behind to escape his reputation and his brother following the same line. Unfortunatly in the end the latter isn't possible and it isn't long before Randall must return to save his kid brother who is now deeply in trouble for bodging a mission. To do this, Randall must steal 50 high class cars including Porche's, Ferrari's, and Jaguar XJ220's. As far as that goes Cage plays his part fine, with help along the way from some good acting by his supporting cast (including Angelina Jolie, as his former girlfriend, and Robert Duvall, as a past friend who helped him out a few times), but in the end the acting is only average, but you get the distinct feeling that it's supposed to be that way.

Although the acting isn't top class, just about everything else is. Although a predictable storyline (and let's face it, do you really expect originality and shiny new things from a car chase film?), some of the effects and camera angles are superb, especially in the car scenes and the lighting effects are particularily good to make up for the acting.

Sure, this could be a guys film for the fast cars, and of course, for Angelina Jolie, and that's what it seems to have been made for, but I can see it being enjoyed by the ladies likewise if they like a film for the nice little touches, which Gone In 60 Seconds has oddles of.

There are also some fine extras and a fine booklet provided telling brief stories and character profiles, which add to a fine package, if not to try to enhance it. It basically comes down to this: If you like action movies which may not be totally orginal but contain some fine modern day effects, lighting and angles, and contain some fine cars, involved in some fine car chases, then you will like this...if you don't then you won't.

Although Gone In 60 Seconds doesn't add anything to the over-crowded car-chase movie market, it still provides a fine couple of hours filled, and some very enjoyable eye candy. Let's face it, wouldn't you like to drive a '67 Mustang through California? I know I certainly would.

4 Stars.

Quality acting, quality cars and a half decent plot!
An enjoyable film which sees the ever-brilliant Nicolas Cage cast as Memphis Raines, a retired professional car thief now living happily on the straight and narrow and away from his home town of Long Beach and all his former associates. That is until a visit from an old friend warns Raines of the impending demise of his kid brother Kip at the hands of a notorious gangster, after a deal to supply 50 exotic cars went sour. Raines returns to Long Beach, assembles his old crew, and with the assistance of Kip's "new generation" car-thief friends, they race against time to steal the 50 required cars and save Kip's life.

Far from being just another car-chase flick, this film has enough depth to the characters, to make the viewer actually care what happens to them. The cast makes the film, with Cage capturing the "one-time hellraiser, now wanting a quiet life" Raines absolutely brilliantly. Further highlights are the hilarious consequences of two distinct generations of car thief being forced together, and the bizarrely respectful relationship between Raines, and his law-enforcing pursuer Castlebeck, played brilliantly by Delroy Lindo. Angelina Jolie is fantastic as the fiercely independent and unbelievably sexy Sway, Robert Duvall as the wise and universally respected Otto, and Christopher Ecclestone as the nasty British gangster Raymond Colitri. These are just highlights, as there is not a bad or unconvincing performance in the entire cast.

Then of course we have the cars. Anything containing a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 (or an accurate replica anyway) will cause any car nut to salivate wildly, but we also have Porsches, Ferraris, Astons, a Jaguar XJ220, various Lamborghinis and all manner of other jaw dropping exotica on display. And the pumping soundtrack, which contains something to suit everyone's musical taste, is the icing on the cake.

Bags of atmosphere, quality acting, great cars, plenty of classic one-liners, and a fast and plausible plot make this one of the most enjoyable films in recent memory, and a much better effort than its often named alternative, The Fast and the Furious. I would recommend this to anyone.