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ADRENALINE DRIVE Send This Review to a Friend
A major disappointment in the New Directors/ New Films series for 2000 was Adrenaline Drive, an elaborate Japanese film written, edited and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi. Now opened commercially, it is an odd mix--part youth film, part caper comedy, part romance.
When an explosion messes up the intentions of a gang, a nurse and a clerk for a rental car company retrieve a briefcase full of money and make off with it. A battle follows, with the surviving gang members trying to recover the loot. The result is slapstick mayhem, too silly by far.
Perhaps it seems fresh in Japan, but the film is neither funny enough nor romantic enough. The chases grow tiresome and "Adrenaline Drive" is a reminder of many better earlier films from other countries. A Shooting Gallery release.
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