'Supercross' gets more than just the racing right
by Tom Hallman

"Supercross" is everything you expect from a California motorcycle racing movie. Thankfully, it's also a little more. Clearly, no one told the filmmakers that actors in a motocross movie are inconsequential. Characters are typically nothing but window dressing — sweaty, scantily clad, hardbody intermissions between motorcycle jumps. Because it's all about the bike, the people aren't supposed to matter. But against all odds, they do. And that elevates "Supercross" above mediocrity. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
When a crash ends Trip Carlyle's motorcycle racing career, he and his older brother KC must put aside their differences and work together to help KC defeat the world's best "Supercross" riders.

FILM FACTS ...
Twentieth Century Fox
'Supercross'

Director: Steve Boyum
Starring: Steve Howey, Mike Vogel, Sophia Bush, Cameron Richardson, Aaron Carter
Run time: 92 minutes
Release date: August 17, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for language and some sexuality.
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