I viewed 'Herbie Fully Loaded' for the first time in consummation of a recent rewatch of the earlier Herbie films. This Lindsey Lohan vehicle is very 2005 and yet better then I'd expected. I didn't care for what they did with the special effects, humanizing Herbie, basically giving him bad CGI facial expressions, but the story (in this case about a failing racing dynasty redeeming itself through a female member they previously discouraged) fits nicely in the spirit of the earlier movies.
Interesting supporting cast includes the likable Justin Long, Michael Keaton, Cheryl Hines, an unexpectedly likable Breckin Meyer, and Matt Dillion playing a comic bad guy the same year 'Crash' came out. Also Thomas Lennon, Jimmi Simpson, and Kid Rock's sister Jill Ritchie are in this. The film contains some of the most obvious musical choices imaginable including "Walking on Sunshine", "Working for the Weekend" and "Born to By Wild", though many of them are covers. I did laugh several times. **
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