Out of gear in '2 Fast 2 Furious'

Cast: Paul Walker, Tyrese, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Eva Mendes

Cert: 15.

There are, it is rumoured, strange creatures lurking in the shadows who find cars sexy; wow, all that chrome and shining plastic - mock-leather - seating, all those grinding gears!

And the noise!

And the fact that Hollywood thinks a lot of chases, fancy driving and crashes is a thrill not to be missed.

So here, in a film based on a script so thin and badly-written you could, should, blow your nose on it, we have a bunch of third-rate 'performers' and automobiles combining in an action-thriller which, aside from a couple of OK set-pieces and a smattering of mildly amusing one-liners, is so poor it should already be on its way to the knacker's yard.

Walker plays a former LA cop, now a driver of fast cars in Florida, who is enlisted to help track down a money launderer (Hauser). He, in turn, enlists the help of an ex-con (Tyrese). The plot is as thin as it sounds.

To say that the machinery shows more zoom-zoom-zoom than any of the humans sums it all up.

Star Rating: 2/5