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Biker Boyz
(Reviewed January 22, 2003)
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There's definitely a strong "B-movie" cheapo vibe to this one. You won't believe the cheesy "in-the-zone" camera effect that shows how the road ahead looks to hyper-focused motorcycle racer Laurence Fishburne, and any movie that features 7-Up shill Orlando Jones automatically screams "avoid." But "Biker Boyz" is unexpectedly watchable, mainly thanks to great stunts and the presence of superfine, super-foxy Meagan Good.
In what passes for the plot, young biker Derek Luke wants "King of Cali" racing crown, endures hardships and overcomes disrespect, blah-blah-blah. This ain't exactly a complex existential psychodrama. Who cares? Just wait until you get a look at Kid Rock's badass bike with pipes galore, or the synchronized "reverse wheelies" where three riders on rice rockets simultaneously come down the road on only their front tires, or Meagan nearly falling out of her skimpy halter tops. THAT's entertainment!
It's a strange comparison, but "Biker Boyz" is kind of like this year's "Blue Crush." A big-studio movie about mainly-black biker clubs is as unusual as one about girl surfers, and automatically gets points for being different, even if the plots of both are creaky cliches.
Also, you might experience the thrill of running into a different sort of crowd at the theatre. Sitting in front of me at the screening I attended were a young leather dude and a huge-breasted blond who could have stepped off of a Vivid Video box cover. Honest to God, I really expected her to lean over at any minute and siphon the guy's fuel line (as it were).
Meanwhile, there I sat, idly dreaming of trading in my piece-of-shit '87 Honda CRX for the Harley hog that was so cruelly denied me when I blew a $100,000 question on the game show "Greed." Life's a bitch, ain't it?
Back Row Grade: C
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