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- The Most Exciting Motorcycle Roadracing Dramatic Movie Ever Made!, April 6, 2008
"High Speed" directed by Jeff Jensen, the best major motoion picture drama about motorcycle roadracing ever made, is now available for the first time on DVD [...]. It's a realistic Hollywood style romance drama set within the battle for the SBK World Superbike Championship which realisticaly portrays the riders, their girlfriends, the teams and families involved and the racing.
Originally filmed in 2002 at rounds of the SBK World Superbike Championship, High Speed was never released in theatres or on DVD because of legal and distribution issues. Staring in this romantic drama which centers on two best friends racing together in the Aprilia factory superbike team, was a then unknown beautiful young British actress named Sienna Miller who has since become a Hollywood superstar ("Layer Cake" "Factory Girl" "Casanova").
Filmed on location at the tracks and races of the SBK World Superbike Championship, High Speed stars beautiful Sienna Miller in an action packed, thrilling romance drama love triangle where her two boy friends are on the same factory team fighting for the SBK World Superbike Championship. As a sportbike enthusiast and Hollywood stunt director himself, Jensen delivers some of the most exciting on bike camera race action and crash scenes that have ever been created. Critics call High Speed one of the best motorsports movie dramas ever, comparable to the classics: "Grand Prix" staring James Garner, and "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen.
The story is about Raphael (Andrew Lee Potts) and Ruben (Paul Nichols) who are life long friends and team mates in the fast paced arena of World Superbike Racing. During a Championship race, Ruben crashes directly in front of Raphael who runs over his friend, paralyzing him for life. Could Raphel have avoided his best friend or was winning the most important thing? Raphael is suspended from racing by the FIM pending an investigation.
The story is about Raphael (Andrew Lee Potts) and Ruben (Paul Nichols) who are life long friends and team mates in the fast paced arena of World Superbike Racing. During a Championship race, Ruben crashes directly in front of Raphael who runs over his friend, paralyzing him for life. Could Raphel have avoided his best friend or was winning the most important thing? Raphael is suspended from racing by the FIM pending an investigation.
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The Beat Feature Motorcycle Roadracing Movie Ever, August 15, 2009
This review is from: High Speed (Amazon Instant Video)
Here's your exclusive pit pass to go behind the scenes into the exciting sport of SBK World Superbike racing. Meet the riders, their teams and girl friends in a world where you're only as good as your next race win. See how their passions ignite drama on and off the track, how it can lead to love, and join them in their quest to win the prestigious SBK?World Superbike Championship
Raphael (Andrew Lee Potts) and Ruben (Paul Nichols) are life long friends and team mates in the fast paced arena of World Superbike Racing.
During a race, Ruben crashes directly in front of Raphael who runs over his friend, paralyzing him for life. Could Raphel have avoided his best friend or was winning the most important thing? Raphael is suspended from racing by the FIM pending an investigation. During this time he has to come to grips with his actions, his secret love for Ruben's beautiful girlfriend (Sienna Miller - "Layer Cake" "Factory Girl" "Casanova" "GI Joe") and whether he will ever return to racing. Having a fling with the team's?sexy PR?manager (Claudia Pandolfi), saving his father from illegal gambling on his racing and from thug debt collectors doesn't make his life and decisions any easier.
Filmed on location during actual World Superbike races in Italy, Spain, Luxembourg and Great Britain.
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Ugghh, August 18, 2009
This review is from: High Speed (Amazon Instant Video)
Don't waste your money or time. I just couldn't get into it and thought it was utter crap. The racing scenes were as or more horrible than the acting.
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