Torque [Blu-ray]

Director: Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn

Overview

Shelved for almost a full year, the feature-film debut of acclaimed music video director Joseph Kahn, Torque is an action thriller set in the fast-paced, high-adrenaline world of biker gangs. Martin Henderson (The Ring) stars as Cary, a biker who is framed for the murder of a gang leader Trey's (Ice Cube) brother by Henry (Matt Schulze). Now, Cary finds himself on the run from both Trey's gang and the FBI, headed by the wise-cracking Agent McPherson Adam Scott. From Neal H. Moritz, producer of The Fast and the Furious and XXX, Torque co-stars Jaime Pressly and Monet Mazur.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2014
UPC:	0883929375127
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:24:00
Sales rank:	28,083

Special Features

2 cool comentaries: the cast and the creative team, both with director Joseph Kahn; Follow race and train sequences from animatic rendering through final edit; Youngbloodz lean low music video; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Martin Henderson	Cary Ford
Ice Cube	Trey
Monet Mazur	Shane
Matt Schulze	Henry James
Jay Hernandez	Dalton
Will Yun Lee	Val
Jaime Pressly	China
Adam Scott	Agent McPherson
Faizon Love	Sonny
Justina Machado	Agent Henderson
Dane Cook	Neil Luff
Christina Milian	Nina
Gichi Gamba	Nomo
Nichole Mercedes Robinson	Mikisha
Fredro Starr	Junior
Max Beesley	Luther
Eddie Steeples	Rasan
Jim Cody Williams	Earl
John Doe	Sheriff Barnes
Trevor Rabin	Composer

Technical Credits

Matt Johnson

Joseph Kahn	Director
Matt Johnson	Screenwriter
Neal H. Moritz	Producer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Graham Burke	Executive Producer
Eric Durst	Special Effects
Sarah Finn	Casting
Tyler Foell	Special Effects
Lance Gilbert	Stunts
Randi Hiller	Casting
Adam Lisagor	Special Effects
Brad Luff	Producer
Michael Meinardus	Special Effects
Michael I. Rachmil	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Sarah Halley-Finn	Casting
David Ronne	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Torque is a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart, eliciting so many moments of amped-up and overblown excitement that those with medical conditions (and very serious taste in film) should probably stay ten blocks away. In what could be called "Extreme Cinema," this little slice of joy relishes in being abundantly over-the-top at every explosive turn. With The Fast and the Furious franchise never quite living up to its full high-voltage potential, Torque takes the wheel and slams on the gas, delivering scene after glossy scene of ludicrous stunts, laughable dialogue, and a pace akin to modern day video games. With its hilarious B-movie aesthetics worn squarely on its sleeve, the film delivers the juice in so many absurd ways that it's hard not to have a guilty smile on your face throughout its breezy 81-minute running time. MTV wunderkind Joseph Kahn makes his filmmaking debut here, mixing comic book flair and amped up action to create a full-blown satire of overblown genre pics of its time. Completely contrasting the dull and needlessly dramatic Biker Boyz, this flick does more than just deliver on the chases it promises. Each explosive action scene consistently raises the bar of lunacy until the very end, as images (helped by loads of CG) breathlessly race by the camera at 200 mph, making the finale a cartoon of mayhem and destruction that redefines the word "outrageous." Sure, it might not be everyone's cup of tasty caffeinated beverage -- but for those who are tired of all the inflated two-hour-plus "epics" out there, Torque is a refreshing distraction that's lean, mean, and 100 percent entertaining in the best craziest way.

All Movie Guide - Jeremy Wheeler