Roaring Wheels (2000)
In the underground world of motorbike racing, Wong (Wang) and Fung (Chan) are the two top drivers. Wong is number one and Fung is eaten up with jealousy. Fung, furious at always being second-best challenges him to a last race - and against his better judgement Wong goes for it! Disaster ensues - a terrible accident leaving him crippled, coupled with the death of his girlfriend. Three years later, he is a single father, raising his son in the obscurity of a seaside resort. This tranquil existence is intruded upon by Fung besotted with proving himself to be the best and a mystery girl, Suki (Mok), who seems to be in love with Wong. Fung blackmails Wong into another race. Wong now must face his past, his loss of nerve and his future.
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A Masterpiece!
A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
Street racer is told by his girlfriend to she is expecting and tells him to either hang it up or go with her to get an abortion before she walks out of his life. He decides to hang it up but the promise of one more big race is too strong. As he races in a race that is fixed so he won't win, his girl goes into labor. He wrecks his bike and is taken to the hospital as his girlfriend dies in child birth. Three years later he's retreated with his son to a sea side restaurant and people are coming back into his life in the hopes of getting to race again. Good little film has some racing but really is about the characters. Its the interplay between them that becomes interesting, more so when you realize that there are only a couple of races (the title is misleading). Is it the best thing to come down the pike? no but it is a solidly entertaining drama thats worth a look.