Short Track (2008) User Reviews

Storyline is all over the place

[eadkison-44894 · 6/10 · 15 January 2023]

For a corny 97 minute movie it was very "entertaining" lets say (haha.) The movie want to promote that the husband was a "big family man" but you never saw him much at home with the kids which was pretty hilarious. Speaking of his kids, you barley saw them at all except for the cheap blonde daughter who wanted to be a country music star all of a sudden (random tangent for the movie but funny too) I couldn't really get the vibe from the storyline that "the big race" was really all that important considering we couldn't tell who was going to really race. The young stud that walked in the door from LA? The Daddy? The deaf son? They pretended like they yearned for the big winners cup but the Stud from LA was sidetracked into the cheap blonde daughter. The daddy would want to race but he's mostly making goo-goo eyes with mama beckett. The son is deaf which I thought the movie would center around but it was barely worth a mention sadly. The saving grace to the movie is the "aspiring country music star" daughter and her quirkiness and believabilty which was more action than any actual race happening. A good movie though if want to watch a movie with no cussing or sex. Pretty tame overall.

Nice Drama, Not Much Action

[chicagopoetry · 7/10 · 3 September 2010]

I was able to watch Short Track straight through without being bored or disappointed, which is a lot to say for a low budget movie about stock car racing that has very little actual stock car racing in it. This is a movie about the interaction of family and friends, not about the action of racing. The plot is a bit formulaic like a Lifetime movie but the combination of script, acting and downright hokey sentimentality helps pull this off. It's a pretty good film. I was a bit surprised that there was no final big race scene, since the entire movie was leading up to that, but I suppose that simply was not in the budget for this one. I rate films for what they are, and for a low budget drama portraying a very simple story about human interaction this one deserves a high rating.

My whole family loved this movie!

[ivyblueraincoat · 10/10 · 5 December 2008]

I was pleasantly surprised at how good this movie was. We are not really race fans, but the story was really interesting and the racing looked really cool. The two main characters were really good. It was good to see a married couple get along in a movie. I'm sure we would have enjoyed it more if we knew more about car racing. The racer crew guys were really funny. My 12 year-old son really liked the guys that worked in the workshop. My teenage daughter really liked the love story between the two young characters. Usually movies made about southern people are so unlike what it is like to live here in the south, but this was not the case here with this movie. I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in car racing or in a good feel good or family movie.

Excellent racing footage!

[jefferson5581 · 8/10 · 7 February 2009]

Excellent racing footage! Fast and fresh! It made me feel like I was back on the track myself. And while I'm not a southern boy, I sure know these characters. I've worked with them before.

The race announcer had to be a genuine pro. He was just too good.

And there's lots of other realistic touches here. The main character, Blake, is not your typical larger-than-life movie dude. He's just a regular guy dealing with business and family problems, and chasing his own dream while he's at it. He's one of those guys who are just likable, and you really want to see him win.

The young couple was like a mirror reflection of the parents' romance, which was still very much alive and kicking. (I'm glad to see that you can be over 40 and not dead!) The young actors actually looked like they were genuinely having fun. Ann Bratton is hot.

Good laughs and generally a good time watching this one.

Great Character Development. Plenty of Car Action, Great Visuals and Realistic Romance.

[modernavalon-54062 · 10/10 · 20 July 2017]

I thought the film was fantastic. Caught it just recently on Direct TV. Hope it gets on Netflix or On Demand with some major cable companies soon cause I've recommended it to about 6 or 7 people all of course who just don't happen to have Direct TV. I wouldn't be surprised if it pops up on Netflix soon considering they seem to find all the good content.