Torque (2004)

Director:

Joseph Kahn

Writer (WGA):

Matt Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey (Ice Cube)...

Plot Keywords:

Corruption | Leather | Exposed Thong Underwear | Car Accident | Revenge

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Martin Henderson	...	Cary Ford
Ice Cube	...	Trey
Monet Mazur	...	Shane
Adam Scott	...	FBI Agent McPherson
Matt Schulze	...	Henry James
Will Yun Lee	...	Val
Jaime Pressly	...	China
Max Beesley	...	Luther
Christina Milian	...	Nina
Jay Hernandez	...	Dalton
Faizon Love	...	Sonny
Fredro Starr	...	Junior Wallace
Justina Machado	...	FBI Agent Henderson
John Doe	...	Sheriff Barnes
John Ashker	...	Yellow Car Driver

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality, language and drug references.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Italy:VM18 (re-rating) (2004) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Portugal:M/12 | France:-12 | South Korea:15 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Netherlands:12 | Italy:VM14 (original rating) (2004) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Italy:T (edited version) (2006) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Blythe, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Jesse James of West Coast Choppers and Monster Garage makes a cameo appearance in the scene where Ford and Shane are talking inside the tent. Two of his custom choppers are used later in the movie as the bikes Henry James' drugs are stored in.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Junior storms into the club where the band is playing, the camera pans up and over the audience where you can see the band standing around motionless on stage. The next shot is of the band jumping around and rocking out in time with the music.

Quotes:

Junior: You got loud pipes, but you ain't sayin' nothing!

Movie Connections:

References The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Soundtrack:

Lapdance

Physics takes a vacation whilst the plot has left the building!

This is a terrible waste of time to watch. The plot reads like a bad episode of a 70's cop show however, that's not the worst by far. The most glaring problems throughout are the obvious CGI sequences where reality was clearly not a priority. There are ridiculous high speed fight sequences where the bikes are somehow fixed rigid like horses on a carousel. The movie removes every shred of credibility by maintaining a universe diametrically opposed to the laws of Physics. Amazingly it is more unbelievable with every passing frame, ending up with absolutely no possibility for the suspension of disbelief. If you thought The Fast and the Furious was bad, this is by far much worse!