GTMax – Movie Review
First Reaction – GTMax is a fun action thriller.
Watch GTMax is available on Netflix now.
Director: Olivier Schneider
Writer: Jean-Andre Yerles, Remi Leautier, Rachid Santaki, Jordan Pavlik (Screenplay)
Cast
- Ava Baya
- Jalil Lespert
- Jeremie Laheurte
- Thibaut Evrard
- Riadh Belaiche
Plot: Soélie, a young motocross prodigy, sees her dreams of success shattered by an accident. She now devotes herself to training her brother, Michael. When he is recruited by TMAX scooter racers for a high-profile heist in Paris, Soélie must overcome her fears to save him.
Runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: GTMax starts when Soelie (Baya) prepares her brother Michael (Belaiche) for his motocross races. However, his latest race ends in defeat and the family faces troubled times. Michael is led to a friend for a job, only to discover they are working for a criminal, Elyas (Lespert).
Soelie discovers she has agreed to work with the wrong people and the police refuse to back down hunting the criminal gang. She must overcome her fears of returning to riding again to save her brother from the law and the criminals.
Verdict on GTMax
Recap
The movie follows a former motocross prodigy forced to return to riding to help her brother out of a difficult situation. Their family needs money and they check a role riding for a criminal gang, which spirals out of control.
Best Parts
The movie presents some fun motorbike chase sequences that use uniquely designed bikes to increase the risk. It follows the more traditional concept of being dragged into a world and not having much of an option but to fight in it. This also creates the characters well, a former motocross prodigy broken by her past accident, and a younger sibling who lived in the shadow. As well as the determined cop, the ruthless gang leader and the sympathetic member of the gang.
Worst Parts
The story can feel too safe, while it follows a more traditional idea, it is an idea that has been done a lot. It struggles to make anything original in the way it unfolds. How the detectives are treated is strange as the higher-ups don’t want to stop the criminal gang no matter how much they do wrong.
Final Thoughts –GTMax brings the action, suspense and everything you need in an action movie.
