Was there any doubt? I mean really? From the first trailer, Supercross: The Movie looked like nothing more than a 90 minute commercial for the sport of Supercross. Now, Supercross is a fantastic sport to watch… and if you’ve never seen it live you really should… but that doesn’t mean you should watch a movie with the same title.
Right across the board reviews for Supercross: The Movie are overwhelmingly negative. I’ve read a little over 45 reviews for the film so far… out of 45 only 1 of them said the film was “ok”. The rest say it’s a total waste of time and brain cells. Here’s what some of the critics have to say about it:
“In every sense, the movie feels like a pilot for a program that would follow The Mountain, that ski resort show on the WB.”
Wesley Morris, BOSTON GLOBE“Dumb as dirt, heavy on decibels and crazed with sales plugs, Supercross: The Movie is a clunker of a youth action fable.”
Lisa Rose, NEWARK STAR-LEDGER“A film whose level of imagination can be discerned right from its title.”
Elizabeth Weitzman, NEW YORK DAILY NEWSTHIS IS THE BEST QUOTE:
“If my Johnson Rod had ink it could craft a picture flipbook better than this.”
Erik Childress, EFILMCRITIC.COM
So there you have it. From what I’m gathering, if you’re just really into Motorcross you may be able to deal with paying money to see this if for nothing else than viewing the stunts… but that’s about it. Right now Rotten Tomatoes has Supercross sitting at the lowest rating I’ve ever seen there. A pathetic 3%
