The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Supercross
Action · Adventure · Drama · 2005
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
Movie details
Supercross
“Fear nothing. Risk everything.”
2005 Action · Adventure · Drama 1h 20m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Supercross?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Steve Boyum
Written by
Bart Baker · Ken Solarz · Keith Alan Bernstein
Steve Howey
K.C. Carlyle
Mike Vogel
Trip Carlyle
Cameron Richardson
Piper Cole
Sophia Bush
Zoe Lang
Channing Tatum
Rowdy Sparks
Robert Carradine
Clay Sparks
Robert Patrick
Earl Cole
Court is in session
Put Supercross on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.