From the first frame to the last, this film (as beautiful as some of the scenes were rendered) was incredibly confusing and overdone. The race sequences were more like fantastical dream-sequences which were impossible to follow or understand who was winning, what was a stake or why any of this noisy arcade-game of a movie was worth the $11 admission. A complete Wachowski Brother self-indulgence. Bring back the old Speed Racer cartoons that I know and love!