Racing film provides twists

This huge Hong Kong hit, which is said to have grossed more than War of the Worlds and Batman Begins combined in its homeland, is a comic action movie about illegal street racing.

Unfortunately, the chief skill it illustrates is that of putting a car into a controlled slide without losing speed.

It is made by Andrew Lau and adapted from a popular Manga comic, but no one should expect anything like the quality of Lau's Infernal Affairs trilogy, his audacious tribute to Coppola's The Godfather.

The cinematography is the best part about it, as the cars twist round searching mountain bends at dead of night.

Initial D - Drift Racer
Cert: cert12A