From writer/directors Andy and Larry Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the high%u2011octane family adventure Speed Racer.

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel.

Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless.

His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolised – the legendary Rex Racer – whose death in a race has left behind a legacy Speed is driven to fulfil.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5.

When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret – some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits.

If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game.

With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his onetime rival – the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) – to win the race that took his brother’s life: a deathdefying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Speed Racer is rated PG and is currently screening at Birch Carroll & Coyle.

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