Vroom with a view

The Wachowski brothers, the minds behind the new blockbuster wannabe "Speed Racer," clearly hold an ambivalent approach to gravity.

First, they made Neo in "The Matrix" defy the laws of physics. Now, they've delivered a CGI tribute to a '60s animated series which treats science with similar disdain.

My review in The Washington Times details just how detached from the real word "Racer" is. That doesn't mean it's not alternately enjoyable and wickedly clever. But props go to Pops Racer (John Goodman) for making it all more palatable. Good to see John Goodman back in action. A while back he was in full Michael Caine mode, popping up in virtually every other movie. I wouldn't mind seeing that again.

(Photo: Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman and Kick Gurry gather in "Speed Racer")