Last Updated on August 15, 2024 by
One Fast Move is a 2024 action Movie Directed by Kelly Blatz. The film stars K.J. Apa, Eric Dane, and Maia Reficco, with a runtime of 1h 58m, and was released on August 8, 2024.
Just by watching the first few minutes of One Fast Move, one can already set an idea of what to expect. It is an artsy drama movie about motorcycle racing with boy meets girl plot that seems to borrow heavily from Step Up. But then again, I am not complaining in any way. These are the kind of films I just love to watch. It nestles well with streaming services. Introducing the protagonist, Wes (K. J. Apa), a young man with no money, no home, and just released from military prison and trying to take charge of his future. And so, he takes personal risk. He goes to a race track, which gives him the opportunity to encounter his father, Dean (Eric Dane), who is a deadbeat dad.
The advantage is he gets to meet his father and the man is a racer and can teach him all that is required in order to begin racing on a professional level. One Fast Move also adds a love interest. Wes meets a waitress, Camila (Maia Reficco), who is troubled by her problems as a single mother. From the premise alone, one can easily deduce that this movie is going to be complicated. Dean’s obnoxious manners of behaving like a man-child are seen when he meets his son at a bar while ogling two women and frizzes out, thinking his son will appreciate his shameless, reckless life. And that is the danger in One Fast Move. What would it mean for a broken man to carve out a purpose for himself and mend the strained relationship with a similarly broken father? How then can he allow himself the luxury of a healthy relationship with a good woman when she is considered a distraction to his racing and purpose? Thus, toxic parents’ attitudes are reflected in this story as toxic parents consciously or unconsciously compete with their children and live their lives through them.
In fact, I loved this drama. Yeah, yeah, it’s all so general from a story standpoint, but I do have to give credit to the track shots. There was an attempt to organize racing as close to the real thing as possible. However, I’m a Formula 1 enthusiast, and I could see that the actors only had a script that resembled track practice when, on one occasion, Dean was teaching his son how to maneuver on the tarmac. The character Wes works, too. The redeeming quality is that he is not perfect, and you find yourself rooting for him.
It’s a sort of “bad boy who wants to change for the better,” which, of course, explains why an attractive woman like Camila would find him desirable. Instead she looks beyond the ordinary to where his future lies. She expects him to be a specific kind of a man, but to the viewer, it is clear what he can turn into through the father figure. In the context of the broken-home theory, One Fast Move successfully avoids some of its pitfalls. It indicates that children without a father are in a worse position as they grow older in many aspects of their lives, and they are also more likely to gain a criminal record. The vulnerability or the rawness of Wes is seen here.
He knows his father cannot be a father, but he requires one nonetheless. That mental conflict is evident, however I think that the film might have overemphasized on it a bit more. However, getting to the end of my thinking, One Fast Move is a perfect candidate for watching a popcorn movie. But there’s enough good drama and substance to warrant the genericness for it. However, the element of motorcycle racing seems pretty realistic for some reason. This might have been better served with more stories here about Wes and his career.
One Fast Move 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
One Fast Move is rated R by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA) for language, sexual content, drug use, and nudity.
Violence & Gore: The film involves thrilling motorcycle racing sequences, which entail stunts such as falling off and bumping into each other. Although the movie features an exciting racing action, there are crashes, and some of the car racers sustain minor but noticeable injuries such as cuts, bruises, and bloodstains. There are a number of fight scenes with physical contact, such as a fight in a bar where some punches are landed and people are bloody. It is not as gory as other movies, but some scenes may be emotionally intense for children to handle. The conflict between Wes and his father, Dean, escalates to verbal jouster and physical threats and aggression. This depicts the bad relationship between the father and the son and could prove uncomfortable for some viewers.
Profanity: There are instances of violence in the movie which may be considered strong language such as “fk”, “st” and other bad words. The language used in the film is consistent with the rough exterior and the struggles of the characters, especially in the parts featuring Dean and Wes.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Characters, and particularly Dean, are depicted participating in alcohol consumption, which in some instances is depicted as abusive. Some of the scenes depict action in bars where people get intoxicated, and Dean is shown to act unusually dangerous whenever he is under the influence of alcohol. Teenagers are sometimes depicted using cigarettes, particularly during moments of stress or while in solitude. There are some hints of the use of drugs, even though this is not a key element in the movie.
Sexual Content & Nudity: There is a sexually suggestive conversation in the movie, especially from the mouth of Dean, who is presented as an irresponsible womanizer. His behavior towards women can be described as vulgar, often making lewd remarks and making advances. The love affair of the main characters, Wes and Camila, is an essential part of the story. Their love life is depicted passionately and emotionally charged, but there are no actual scenes of sex. There are scenes where they are depicted making out and other rather lewd scenes that are depicted off-stage. The film may also include shots of nudity during these scenes, although only in part.
