The infectious and sugary sweet motorcycle saga "The World's Fastest Indian" at times seems like the world's slowest movie. More than an hour into the film, when very little has happened and so many side characters have popped up to say so little of importance, you might wonder why lead actor Anthony Hopkins hasn't already gotten on his vintage motorbike and sped across the Bonneville Salt Flats so that this darned movie can get on with the business of ending. Read the full review
The story of Burt Munro, a New Zealand man who spent decades perfecting his classic 1920 Indian motorcycle. At age 68, he risked everything, including his own life, taking the bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to break the world speed record.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Lawford, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Rodriguez, Diane Ladd
Run time: 127 minutes
Release date: Feb. 3, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"... overripe and corny."
The Palm Beach Post: B
"Buy into it or not, The World's Fastest Indian is an enjoyable dose of escapism, a stirring inspirational yarn or simply a performance that deserves to be seen."
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