A little motivation goes a long way in Need for Speed, a technically polished but narratively bloated and muddled adaptation of the bestselling videogame racing series of the same name, starring Aaron Paul and helmed by Scott Waugh, who previously co-directed 2012’s Act of Valor. Alternately slick and over-plotted, the movie has a couple isolated pockets of cathartic connection, but tries to awkwardly thread a too-fine needle of dumb-fun revenge and square-jawed memorialization. In its needy and needless reach for gravitas, the movie irreparably drains a lot of momentum from what could be an energizing, fun, diversionary romp. For the full, original review, from Screen Daily, click here. (Disney/DreamWorks, PG-13, 130 minutes)