A throwback to the collaborations between Hal Needham and Burt Reynolds of 20 years earlier, Gone in 60 Seconds is lacquered with a triple coat of the glossy sizzle indicative of producer Jerry Bruckheimer. While an excellent cast including Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall struggles to breath life into its roster of two-dimensional characters, the real stars of a fast-paced car-culture action flick such as this one are the automobiles and the stunts that destroy them. Director Dominic Sena keeps the hoods shining in the California sun (a change of location from gloomy Boston to bright and shiny Southern California was perhaps one solid creative choice), and a series of visual set pieces are viscerally enjoyable. A by-the-numbers plot and lack of character development keep the film static, however. Essentially feature-length eye candy, Gone in 60 Seconds is eminently forgettable, to be enjoyed by car enthusiasts only.