Herbie: Fully Loaded: Movie & DVD Review (2005)

(Originally published 2005)

Here's an idea--give Lindsay Lohan the keys to a car and see what wreckage comes of it.

In "Herbie: Fully Loaded," a remake of all those Disney "Herbie" movies some of us grew up on as kids, the good news is that the actress of so many recent car accidents has more than enough pluck to pull through; her likeability salvages a so-so script the moment she salvages a scrap VW Beetle from a junk yard.

The car has a personality of its own, though the same can't be said for Matt Dillon as the film's villain; he's out of his element here and some will question whether the paycheck was worth it.

Still, like the car at the movie's core, the film is good-natured entertainment. NASCAR factors big into the plot, but with marketing driving so much of the formula, it likely had to, didn't it?

Grade: B-


DVD Features:

• Available Subtitles: French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Commentary by: director Angela Robinson
• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary
• A Day At the Races Featurette with NASCAR Racer Deborah Renshaw
• Breaking the Rules: The Stunts of Herbie
• Bringing Herbie to Life
• Linsay Lohan Music Video: "First"