Hit (good family fun) – Starring Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines
Maggie Peyton (Lohan) is surprised when she figures out that her new car has a mind of its own. When Maggie realizes the power of Herbie, she decides to make the VW bug into her own NASCAR racing vehicle.
Herbie is a family film with great laughs. I really enjoyed seeing Herbie on the big screen. Although it is impossible for Herbie to enter NASCAR, it is nice to believe that Herbie is really the little engine that could.
I don’t care what the press has to say about Lohan and her personal life and personality, I find her to be charming. She lights up the screen and takes hold of this year’s first family comedy. Michael Keaton plays a great father who is worried about his daughter, and Justin Long shows that he is no stranger to the silver screen. Matt Dillon provides excellent comedic timing and gives a comical performance. A cameo by Jeff Gordon is less than impressive, next time just have him walk by, he really doesn’t need a line – he only had one in this movie and it was (in terms of cars) un-driveable. Yikes.
The action sequences are well done, but young children may find it hard to watch a sequence when Herbie enters a “ten cars enter, one car leaves” contest. I believe there were some youngsters crying at the fact that other cars were crashing into Herbie.
Bottom Line: Herbie is fully loaded family fun.
Best Scene: When Herbie saves Maggie from a monster truck.
Comedy
Rated G
Running Time: 1 hour 41 minutes.
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