Herbie: Fully Loaded

The "Lohan" (Lindsay) hits a G-rated double as college grad Maggie Peyton, the daughter of a famous car racing family, opposite a self-possessed Volkswagen bug named Herbie. A short-term graduation gift from Maggie's widowed father Ray (Michael Keaton), Herbie escorts Maggie from the junkyard to street racing in the time it takes you to go out for popcorn. Unscrupulous NASCAR® champ Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) holds a personal grudge after Herbie smokes him in an impromptu race with Maggie concealed beneath a crash helmet in Herbie's driver's seat. The movie dips too much into generic rock songs like "Born To Be Wild" to varnish montage sequences, but provides ample kid-level suspense and safe humor that parents will appreciate. "Herbie: Fully Loaded" is an ideal summer movie for the tikes to see. 

Rated G, 92 mins. (B-) (Three Stars)