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Torque draws frequent comparisons to The Fast and the Furious, and probably for good reason. It’s an action movie that involves a lot of racing - only this time it’s motorcycles instead of tricked-out cars. The plot revolves around Cary Ford (The Ring’s Martin Henderson), a lifelong biker who is framed for murder by a rival named Henry (Matt Schulze, fresh off the bad guy role in The Transporter). Henry is in charge of a biker gang called the Hellions, and the murder victim in question happens to be Sleepy D, the brother of Trey Wallace (Ice Cube). Wallace fronts a motorcycle gang known as The Machine, an infamous group that is feared across the country. Caught up in the circumstances, Cary and his friends are forced to go on the run as they have both Trey’s gang and the FBI hot on their trail. Jaime Pressly plays Henry’s girlfriend.

The film marks the feature film debut of prolific music video director Joseph Kahn, who is well-respected for his fine work on videos such as Eminem’s Without Me and Moby’s We Are All Made of Stars (attention, irony police!). With his involvement, Torque should be a stylish affair with plenty of action.

With a target audience solidly falling in the all-important young male demographic, Torque has all the marks of a sleeper waiting to happen. The danger is that the concept may feel stale and copied, and the audience is certainly a fickle crowd. What was cool in 2000 is likely to be dull and uninteresting in 2003. If it’s sold as a high-flying actioner with tons of stunts and thrills, it still has a great shot at striking that chord. (Kim Hollis/BOP)

Vital statistics for Torque Main Cast Ice Cube, Martin Henderson, Jaime Pressly Supporting Cast Monet Mazur, Will Yun Lee, Jay Hernandez, Faizon Love, Justina Machado, Christina Milian, Nichole Robinson, Matt Schulze, Adam Scott, Fredro Starr Director Joseph Kahn Screenwriter Matt Johnson; rewrites by J.P. Donahue, Kevin Polay Distributor Warner Bros. Trailer http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/torque/ Official Site http://torquemovie.warnerbros.com/ Rating PG-13 Running Time 94 minutes Screen Count 2,463 Talent in red has entry in The Big Picture

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Title	Date	Opening	Adjusted Opening	Screens	PSA	Adj PSA	Total BO	Adjusted Total	Mult
2 Fast 2 Furious	6/6/03	50.47	50.47	3408	14810.00	14810.0	127.08	127.08	2.52
Fast and the Furious, The	6/22/01	40.09	42.78	2628	15255.00	15660.0	144.51	154.23	3.60
Barbershop	9/13/02	20.63	21.44	1605	12852.00	12852.0	75.07	78.05	3.64
Next Friday	1/14/00	14.44	16.15	1103	13092.00	14087.9	57.18	63.96	3.12
Friday After Next	11/22/02	13.01	13.52	1616	8052.00	8052.0	32.98	34.28	2.53
Driven	4/27/01	12.17	12.98	2905	4190.00	4301.2	32.62	34.81	2.68
All About the Benjamins	3/8/02	10.13	10.53	1505	6731.00	6731.0	25.48	26.49	2.52
Biker Boyz	1/31/03	10.11	10.11	1766	5723.00	5723.0	21.91	21.91	2.17
Friday	4/28/95	6.59	9.13	865	7618.00	10157.3	27.39	37.96	3.93