Rev

This movie manages to pull off the almost impressive trick of not containing even one single original idea in its played-out premise. Essentially, Rev is a trite mishmash of various fast-driving action movies of the last 20 years, and if you can't guess the movies, don't worry, because the characters are happy to oblige by directly name-checking them. The women are basically sex objects, and they try to add depth to the lead female character by giving her the ability to drift a sports car on a racetrack. There are "authoritative and world-wise" voice-overs from the lead character about the ins and outs of stealing luxury automobiles. The bad guys are almost likable, until they do something psychotic that reminds you that they're bad guys.

While action movie characters aren't expected to have much depth, there's outright laziness in having the lead character, after expressing some remorse over sleeping with his boss's girlfriend and fretting over how he'll be murdered by his boss if he ever finds out, dismiss these worries with the cliché "That ass, though." Every character is nothing more than a type seen in so many other action movies, and every scene produces a strong sense of déjà vu in anyone who has ever seen certain action movies directed by Michael Bay or starring Vin Diesel. Even the most die-hard action movie fan is likely to sprain their optic nerves from all the eye-rolling.