''Speed Kills'' is a 2018 American

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Jodi Scurfield and starring

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films. List of awards and nominations received by John Travolta, His accolades include a Primetime Em ...

. It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of

Donald Aronow Donald Joel Aronow (March 3, 1927 – February 3, 1987) was an American designer, builder, and racer of Formula Boats, Formula, Donzi, Magnum Marine, Cary, and Cigarette Racing Team speedboats. Aronow built speedboats for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ...

, fictionalized as "Ben Aronoff".

Plot

Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

Cast

as Ben Aronoff * Katheryn Winnick as Emily Gowen *

Jennifer Esposito Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the feature films ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), ''Don't Say a Word'' (2001), ''The Master of Disguise'' (2002), ''Welcome to Collinwood'' (2002), ''Crash (2 ...

as Katherine Aronoff *

Michael Weston Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on ''House'', the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama '' Six Feet U ...

as Shelly Katz *

Jordi Mollà Jordi Mollà Perales () is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for '' The Lucky Star'' (1997), '' Second Skin'' (1999), and '' El cónsul de Sodoma'' (1999). Early ...

as Jules Bergman *

Amaury Nolasco Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2008, 2017), and for his role in ''Transformers'' (2007). Early li ...

as Agent Lopez *

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He shared the Venice Film Festival‘s Volpi Cup for Best Actor as part of the ensemble cast of Robert Altman film ''Streamers'' (1983). He went on to play lead rol ...

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...

James Remar William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has played numerous roles over a 45-year career, most notably Ajax in '' The Warriors'' (1979), Albert Ganz in '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), Dutch Schultz in '' The Cotton Club'' (198 ...

Meyer Lansky Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Lucky Luciano, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the dev ...

Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor, martial artist and model. He made his film debut in '' Stick It'' (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012). He has ...

as Robbie Reemer *

Charlie Gillespie Charles Gillespie (born August 26, 1998) is a Canadian actor and singer. His credits include ''The Outlaw League'' (''Le gang des hors-la-loi'') (2014), ''Degrassi: Next Class'' (2017), ''Charmed (2018 TV series), Charmed'' (2018), ''Speed Kills'' ...

as Andrew Aronoff * Moran Atias as Contessa *

Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Lock Up'' (1989), and '' Blue Steel'' (19 ...

as Dwayne Franklin * Mike Massa as "Knocky" House * Luis Da Silva as "Panama" * Keith Hudson as "Dutch" Kramer

Reception

The film has approval rating on

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based on reviews, with an average rating of . Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

awarded it one star out of five. Simon Abrams of

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awarded it half a star. Powerboat Racing World website told their readers to 'prepare for disappointment'.

References

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