Saw a midnight show of Speed Racer last night. Ignore the crappy reviews. These are reviewers out looking for a comic book movie to compare to Spider-Man, Iron Man, etc.   This is not a plot-heavy movie. It doesn't have years of writing behind it. It's Speed Racer. You remember, the cartoon that was about a car racing family, and not much else? C'mon, what did they expect, Lord of the Rings?

This reviewer, IMO, did a good job:
http://www.themovieboy.com/reviews/s/08_speedracer.htm

It's a fun, fast-paced, loud-blinky-lights movie that has some cute comic relief brought to you by a kid and a chimp. The visuals are beautiful, the editing makes it feel true to its early anime roots, and the dialogue, while not deep, is a hell of a lot better than anything Lucas has written in the last decade.

It's exactly what it should be - not a re-imagining, not a re-telling, but a live-action version of Speed Racer. I watched the cartoon back in the day because my brother watched it, and it's true to its source. I say go see it. It's a nice 2-hour break from reality. Just sit back far enough from the screen - you'll need a bit of room to catch all the action.