Supercross: The Movie

As a fetishized appropriation of the extreme sport of Supercross motorcycle racing, for a story about two different-but-similar racing brothers, "Supercross" succeeds in combining fast action with slow burn emotional fuses. A rift develops between KC Carlyle (Steve Howey) and his younger brother Trip (Mike Vogel) when KC is picked up by a factory racing team to enable the team's captain to win every race. Cameron Richardson is outstanding as Trip's motorcycle-racing girlfriend Piper. "Supercross: The Movie" is a boy's fantasy movie complete with a libidinal subplot. Harsh slang, gnarly attitudes and lots of fun in an energized movie that achieves its cinematic goal as a well-balanced action/drama movie. 

Rated PG-13, 92 mins. (B-) (Three Stars)