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Top Movies Eight Below Date Movie The Pink Panther Curious George Final Destination 3 Firewall Freedomland When a Stranger Calls Big Momma's House 2 Nanny McPhee New Releases Curious George Final Destination 3 Firewall The Pink Panther Date Movie Eight Below Freedomland Something New Failure to Launch When a Stranger Calls Top Celebs Reese Witherspoon Brad Pitt Paris Hilton Mariah Carey Lindsay Lohan Scarlett Johansson Phil Collins Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Jodie Marsh	Driven  Release Date - April 27, 2001 Nationwide  Distributor - Warner Brothers  Duration - 127 Mins  Type - Drama and Action/Adventure.  Writer : Elie Samaha, Renny Harlin and Sylvester Stallone.  Producer : Sylvester Stallone.  Director : Renny Harlin.  Starring : Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Gina Gershon, Til Schweiger.  Synopsis Based on the CART open-wheel racing circuit, a semi-retired former racing star Joe Tanto, whose once-promising career spun out after a tragic accident that nearly killed him and another driver, agrees to coach a young racing prodigy Jimmy Bly who is slipping in the rankings and who's pitted against a champion driver. But to steer Bly to the top, Tanto must navigate his scarred emotional past, maneuver around the hovering presence of a reporter covering the male-dominated racing scene, and contend with Cathy, his ex-wife, who has since married rival racing sensation Memo Moreno.  Critic Reviews Driven begins with the out-of-nowhere emergence of CART racing rookie, Jimmy Blye (Kip Pardue). Following initial successes, the media spotlight is cast on the pretty-boy racing champ, much like it was on Stallone. Photographers, journalists jockeying for exclusive gossip, and sex-craved groupies fight for pieces of Blye. Even Blye’s own brother isn’t immune to the temptation of potential riches. As much as he wants to, Blye can’t escape the public’s eye and be himself. He is a product and everything he touches has a company logo on it. When Blye’s nerve starts to slip under the pressure to always win, ex-racing legend Joe Tanto (Stallone) is brought in to calm and guide the rookie. Stallone essentially plays his present-day self, warning his younger alter ego to forget the spotlight and do what he enjoys. Stallone uses Driven to lash out at Hollywood, the vehicle that gave him fame, by placing him at the centre of a seminal Hollywood film: lots of stunts, pretty girls and loud noise. The racing action is plentiful, with numerous crashes and even more numerous near misses. The 200-miles per-hour eye candy does become a little much, though, as debris flies head-on toward the screen a few too many times This is one of the few situations where product placement doesn’t harm a film. There is no escaping the logos in car racing. They’re everywhere: suits, car hoods, grandstands, blimps. They’re what drives the sport. Money is also what Stallone is arguing corrupted his own career. Nearly every girl who saunters across the screen is clad in a tight T-shirt bearing a company’s name. How much louder can Stallone scream of the prostitution he was made a part of on his way to the top? When Blye hits rock bottom, he must go back to basics to win again. Forget the money; forget the girls; forget the trophies. Tanto advises him to just drive. The real-life Stallone acknowledges his past mistakes and forays back into the fast lane (even though he really has no excuse for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot ). In recent years, Stallone has endured flop after flop, with the single exception of a Cop Land . His Hollywood star has fallen to the point where Stallone’s name isn’t even mentioned in the television advertisements for Driven . If he remains true to what he suggests in this film, Stallone should be content with giving up on Hollywood and accepting a low-profile life. Should Driven flop, you just know that the movie-producing suits are going to be the ones holding the door for Stallone as they give him his one-way ticket back to obscurity.   For rating reasons : filmrating.com, mpaa.com                                    For Parents : Parentalguide.com
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