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The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday were career-revving star vehicles for Lindsay Lohan. But in her third Disney remake, it is the vehicle that is the star, and Lohan, as well as costars Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon, take a backseat. Twenty-five years after Herbie’s last theatrical film, the Volkswagen with a mind of his own is back on track, tricked out with more fine-tuned special effects than were available on the original 1969 model. Herbie: Fully Loaded is Formula 101 filmmaking, redeemed by a high-octane cast. Lohan stars as Maggie, who wants to follow in her former racing champion father’s footsteps. Keaton costars as her widowed father, who prefers to leave the driving to his son (Breckin Meyer). But after unwittingly rescuing “Number 53” from a junkyard, Maggie gets the chance to prove herself behind the wheel. Herbie takes Maggie for the ride of her life, as they challenge and defeat nasty and conceited rival Trip Murphy (Dillon). Maggie continues to race incognito without her father’s knowledge. Some things never go out of style, and one of them is the hilarious sight of an anthropomorphic Volkswagen performing extreme stunts. And Lohan is, as ever, in the driver’s seat, which stands to reason: If all those tabloid reports are true, she knows a little something about life in the fast lane. Donald Liebenson

All Movie Guide

The world's wackiest Volkswagen is back in action in this action comedy. Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) is the 18-year-old daughter of Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton), a once-successful stock car driver whose career is not what it once was. Maggie loves racing and is in line for a job covering NASCAR for ESPN, but in her heart she'd rather be behind the wheel, even though her father strictly forbids this. For Maggie's birthday, Ray takes her out looking for a used car, and she finds herself strangely drawn to a wrecked 1963 Volkswagen in a salvage yard. Against Ray's better judgment, Maggie gets the car, and a note in the glove box tells her the rust bucket is named "Herbie", and he can help her solve her problems. To her surprise, the message turns out to be true -- with a little TLC, Herbie is running like new, and after showing his stuff in a street race, Maggie persuades her naysayer dad to take her and her VW on as part of his racing team. Herbie: Fully Loaded also stars Matt Dillon as rival racer Trip Murphy, Breckin Meyer as Maggie's brother (and fellow struggling driver) Ray Jr., and Justin Long as Maggie's friend Kevin. Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 786936288261
• Source: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Editions: Subtitled, Dubbed
• Time: 1:42:00
• Sales Rank: 2,415

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