A tale of a young motorcycle racer down on his luck who is granted one boon and one curse.
He is given the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to ride for a factory supported race team, yet at the same time he finds out his ex (and mother to his child) is deeply in debt with criminal elements infesting his hometown.
Our protagonist strikes a deal with the devil to release his ex from her debt and must try to balance both his boon and curse.
I will say that Burn Out is a relatively simple action-thriller without any pretensions of being something else, but it is spectacularly well shot and paced, dragging you inexorably from one gritty scene to the next. The acting is solid with just enough dialogue to move the plot forward and invest the viewer in the characters but no more than that.
Overall I loved the movie for its gritty realism, great shots and chase scenes . One recommendation, don't watch the english dub version. Watch the original french version with subtitles.
I will say that Burn Out is a relatively simple action-thriller without any pretensions of being something else, but it is spectacularly well shot and paced, dragging you inexorably from one gritty scene to the next. The acting is solid with just enough dialogue to move the plot forward and invest the viewer in the characters but no more than that.
Overall I loved the movie for its gritty realism, great shots and chase scenes . One recommendation, don't watch the english dub version. Watch the original french version with subtitles.