I share my sentiments with Bogeyman. A Bruckheimer production that was everything I had expected, and then some.The movie was slow at the times it needed to be slow, and Nicolas Cage's character was really developed (a sarifice for other characters' personalities, but respectable under time constraints seeing how the cast was quite large). As for the times that it needed to be fast, oh it was FAST. I loved the whole obsession with "Eleanor" and that gave the movie a slight human touch, as well as the first scenes with Memphis and Kip where I really felt for Memphis as a decent human being and a great brother.
As for the other characters, the two guys Donny (?), the driving instructor and Sphinx, the typical homicidal psycho present in all Bruckheimer movies these days, really helped to diversify the personalities of the 60 Seconds Gang.
There was a lack action scenes in the beginning, but the second half made up for much of it as the Gang got to work. The Selby 600 chase was well done. It was intense and gave me the just the adrenaline rush I needed to drive home after watching the movie (12:30am in the morning)....
The story itself was simple, and that was a good thing. They kept things simple so nothing went astray or haywire, and emphasized more on the thrill factor of carjacking and the rush each character got from stealing cars and driving their prizes.
Essentially, my thirst for high-speed/termial velocity excitement was quenched....
P.S. I originally had a chance to watch them film some of the scenes in downtown LA because many scenes were shot right next to our store, but I had missed out because I was out running errands or something, I can't remember. I really regret it.
