Green assembles this material cleverly. He gave digital cams to several drivers then followed along with a film crew, and the resulting edit looks superb, with saturated colours and extremely kinetic camerawork that capture both the lively energy and a strong sense of motion. It's also a travelogue as the drivers get out of the Bay Area, cross California to Reno and then Vegas, drive over the Hoover Dam to Phoenix and Tucson, then across the expanse of Texas with stops at the Alamo and Houston, over the swamplands of Louisiana and down through Florida to Miami Beach. The drivers, gawking public and good-humoured cops all have vivid personalities that makes it great fun to watch (it helped that I was at the black tie world premiere in Leicester Square, with the drivers whooping and cheering throughout the film!). Their adventures with the highway patrol provide most of the comedy, as do the hilarious Cuban Brothers, while Reynolds supplies a sardonic commentary on the action. In the end, the film is basically just a celebration of fun--nothing remotely serious here! And in the right frame of mind, it's a great night out in the cinema.