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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Speedway
Comedy · Music · Romance · 1968
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.
Movie details
Speedway
“Smooth, fast and in high gear!”
1968 Comedy · Music · Romance 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.
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 Speedway?
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
Norman Taurog
Written by
Phil Shuken
Elvis Presley
Steve Grayson
Nancy Sinatra
Susan Jacks
Bill Bixby
Kenny Donford
Gale Gordon
R.W. Hepworth
William Schallert
Abel Esterlake
Victoria Paige Meyerink
Ellie Esterlake
Ross Hagen
Paul Dado
Court is in session
Put Speedway 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.