Review of Redline

When a movie has ADHD: Redline. In the future there's a racing event where the cars have rocket engines and are allowed to shoot at each other and basically engage in combat. The event organisers decide to hold the final as an illegal incursion on a highly militarised planet with a hostile government. The plot focuses on two racers JP, an egotistic hot shot with a greasy pompadour and Sonoshee, a beautiful young racer who wants to prove herself. There's a large cast of side characters including JP's mechanic and parts dealer, the other racers, the leaders of the Roboworld army and the race organisers. Thereis not a lot of character development, just enough to set up JP and Sonoshee as romantic interests and some background on the other racers and rivalries. JP's relationship with his mechanic Frisbee is also given some screen time and might be the most substantial character development.

The action scenes that take up the bulk of the movie are all insane and high speed. This effect is achieved partly by show many things at once that the viewer doesn't have time to take in the whole shot before it is over. Sometimes there will be a crowd of aliens on screen with so much going on that there is no way to focus on any of it. Other times, the cars flash by so quickly that it's hard to keep track of what's happening with each of the drivers.

The animation is garishly colourful, with thick outlines and crowded chaotic frames. The characters are allowed to distort and bend like cartoon characters. The same goes for the cars that warp and bend with speed and stress.

If you're in the mood for something chaotic and silly but with a large serve of frenetic racing action, then give Redline a look.