JokerMichel
First of all , there is no serious plot , and no good script . They made some random poor action movie scenes and that's not enough to create an entertaining and suspensful movie
snelling
I saw all the Herbie/Love Bug movies as a kid and they did not insult my intelligence as this one did. Believe it or not, the special effects were better in the 60s/70s films because they were not as obvious. Just seeing Herbie pull a sad "face" every time someone insulted his looks or ability to race was enough to make me want to vomit. After the "sad headlights" eyes effect was shown for the tenth time, I was tasting my breakfast rise up my throat, ready to puke it up and out.Just as a contrast, in the 1968 Dean Jones original, Dean buys a souped up race car halfway into the movie after Herbie wins some race(s) for him first. Later that night Herbie slams the crap out of the new racer out of jealousy and contempt. It was actually kind of frightening as a youngster to see that scene where a car can "kill" if it is pushed too far, like in a horror film.This incarnation is Herbie as a brat who pees oil on anyone who dares to question its ability to perform and win. After a third of this movie, I would have taken a blow torch to Herbie until his "sad eyes" stopped functioning. I don't care if Herbie wins the race. This is not the same love bug from almost 50 years ago. They even give Herbie a "girlfriend" car who also drives on her own. Give me a break. Avoid at all costs, unless you swallowed some poison by accident and need to throw up quickly.
SnoopyStyle
Herbie the Love Bug Number 53 has fallen on tough times. He's in the junkyard ready to be scraped. Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton) is struggling with his son Ray Jr. (Breckin Meyer) to pay the bills racing. Sr. takes his daughter Maggie (Lindsay Lohan) out to buy a car from the junkyard. Tomboy former street racer Maggie wants a muscle car but Herbie intervene. She and her old friend Kevin (Justin Long) fix up the Bug. Despite promising her dad never to race again, she gets into a street race with arrogant top racer Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) as the mysterious Maxx.It's going for the same silly family fun as the originals with limited success. A couple of things bug me. The first is Lohan's constant squealing. It may be cute for some but it gets a little annoying. The second is that everybody goes nuts over Maggie making an offhanded comment about liking Trip's car. The CG Bug isn't quite the same charming old VW Bug. The movie probably needs a good comedian to clown around. This is OK but not that good.
lisafordeay
So Lindsay Lohan isn't the same person since she starred in some Disney films but still though this film was actually one of the greatest that she was in. She plays a girl called Maggie Peyton who's dad played by Micheal Keaton,doesn't want her to race after his wife passed away a few years ago and that she is the dead spit of her mother(yes Disney sure has a knack for overprotective parents)so when her dad decides to get her a car for a graduation present and ONLY for driving NOT for car racing,she decides to get the VW himself Herbie. But she doesn't know that the car actually has a mind of its own(hence that's what Herbie is about). Maggie meets up with an old friend played by Justin Long(who I swear reminds me of another actor but anyway)he helps her with the car racing under the guise of Max as she wears a helmet to hide her face when she meets up with the cocky egotistical jerk Trip Murphy(Matt Dillon) so will she win the race?,what will her father think of her betrayal? is this movie going to get a happy ending...well you have to see it for yourself.SO after my little synopsis you think that this is the best movie ever?? Well not exactly but if you love cars and Lindsay Lohan before she went off the rails and likes Disney including me then check it out but for this movie im giving it a 6/10