Need for Speed isn't the type of movie you watch for character depth and thoughtful narrative. It’s the type of movie you watch for fast cars and explosions.

Tobey (Aaron Paul) is an auto mechanic and racecar driver seeking vengeance against a rival in “Need for Speed,” a movie based on a video game franchise. (Melinda Sue Gordon/AP) ...

Need for Speed, though it tries very hard, is a movie that assumes car-lovers are idiots. And, as a car-lover and (rarely) occasional non-idiot, I'm sick of that.

Need for Speed, which will be in theaters March 14, is named for the long-running video-game franchise. The movie involves a cross-country race loaded with exotic, eye-catching cars and fast driving.

The Need for Speed movie is both great and terrible. I saw a screening of the film in Boston last month and what the 130-minute action flick boils down is this: it is full of hits and misses.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — “F1: The Movie” uses the number one formula for making a successful racing movie – drive fast, drive hard and have a good-looking driver for the fans. That’s ...

This weekend, yet another video game movie adaptation hits theaters with Need for Speed.The racing game has sold 140 million units since debuting in 1994 but the movie isn't expected to break any ...

It is in talks with Electronic Arts to make a Need for Speed movie, perhaps because it wants its own Fast & Furious franchise, certainly because it is bankrupt of ideas. In either case, Dreamworks ...

The Need for Speed movie will be released in theaters on March 14, 2014. It tells the story of a street racer (Paul) who teams up with an arrogant associate ( Captain America 's Dominic Cooper ...

If the film critics are right, this weekend’s blockbuster debut “Need for Speed” is going to be a big bust. The Aaron Paul/Dominic Cooper vehicle is currently rated at around 22 percent on ...

Here are some movies you might enjoy if you like racing games like the Need for Speed franchise. The Cannonball Run It doesn’t have much more going on beyond that, but it’s pretty funny, the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — “F1: The Movie” uses the number one formula for making a successful racing movie – drive fast, drive hard and have a good-looking driver for the fans. That’s ...