Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Overdrive is a largely formulaic heist-action thriller that fails to distinguish itself from countless similar genre entries. The plot is predictable, relying on well-worn tropes of the car theft genre without meaningful subversion. Acting is competent but unremarkable, with characters that feel thin and interchangeable. The South of France setting provides some visual appeal and decent cinematography with attractive cars and scenery, the one area where the film rises slightly above its mediocrity. The ending resolves without surprise or emotional payoff, and the film's overall novelty is low — it borrows liberally from better heist films without adding a distinctive voice or style.