Born to Ride

This is a worthless movie. The 'story' is so feeble that you can't even consider the plot half baked. The only redeeming thing about the movie is Branscombe Richmonds performance. One gets the impression that the writer was watching Easy Rider and thought himself...'I can do that'. I knew this movie was going to be a real stinker.... but got it anyway. That is two dollars I will never get back. There a few major holes in the so called story....1) the girl hitch hiker simply vanishes in the middle the night in the desert, 2) they rebuild and modify a vintage motorcycle to show bike quality in three days, 3)they never show how they defeated the two hoods that were chasing them, 4)there is no real ending to the movie, 5) the main character is acting in a movie at the end, this makes no sense and does not even remotely fit into the plot in anyway. Whats even worse about this movie is that I took the time to write this review.

Two bikers take off to go to Sturgis (which happens in August, though a newspaper says it is still Spring) and get involved in some sort of government chicanery.

This comes to us from director James Fargo, best known for "Every Which Way But Loose" and reunites Casper Van Dien with a terrible beard and Patrick Muldoon from "Starship Troopers". This is the second film to do this in 2011 (the first is "Turbulent Skies") and the lesser of the two.

Also here is William Forsythe as Jack Steele. He is so talented, I feel bad they put him in this film. And I am not sure what the point was. He comes off as menacing but his henchman are hapless dopes like the cop in "Smokey and the Bandit". So is this a comedy? An action film? What is it?

Another reviewer called this film "beyond awful", and that is the sad truth. The plot seems to make sense, at least for a while, but then goes radically divergent from any sort of sense. Plots start and end at any given moment, people disappear without explanation... just when I thought I knew what was going on, I was more confused than before. And I was sober.

Do yourself a favor and avoid this film. Maybe with a case of beer and a friend or two it is worth watching, but I found very little redeeming in it.

I recently watched the biker movie Born to Ride (2011), starring Casper Van Dien (Riko from Starship Troopers) on Tubi. The story follows two buddies on a road trip to a biker rally who find themselves embroiled in a political scandal and money laundering scheme.

This picture is directed by James Fargo (The Enforcer) and outside of Casper Van Dien stars William Patrick Muldoon (Starship Troopers), William Forsythe (Raising Arizona) and Theresa Russell (Wild Things).

This film falls short in every way. While Van Dien's performance as a biker is intriguing and there are a few comedic moments, the overall quality is lacking. The writing feels subpar, and the film has a made-for-television vibe. Despite a solid cast, the acting doesn't elevate the weak material, and even the soundtrack falls short. There is some nudity but not the girl on the cover.

In conclusion, Born to Ride is a disappointing movie that fails to deliver. With its uninspired writing and lackluster execution, it's best to skip this one. I'd give it a 2/10.

Stumbling upon the 2011 movie "Born to Ride", from director James Fargo, by random chance here in 2025, and never having heard about it, of course I opted to check out the movie.

Writers Mike Anthony Jones and Robert Vozza put together a script and storyline that actually proved way better than I had initially expected it to. I have to admit that I was actually adequately entertained throughout the course of the 90 minutes that the movie ran for.

The movie actually does have some familiar talents on the cast list, with the likes of Casper Van Dien, Patrick Muldoon, William Forsythe, Branscombe Richmond and Jamison Jones. The acting performances in "Born to Ride" were fair.

I found "Born to Ride" to be an entertaining enough movie, though hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing. How this movie has landed a 3.2 rating, as of the very moment I am reviewing it, is simply beyond me.

My rating of director James Fargo's 2011 movie "Born to Ride" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Listen, I won't pretend that this is high class cinema. But have you ever seen the Room? Miami connection? a Neil Breen film? It's kinda in the same category as those.

9/10,. Not perfect. But pretty good if you're in the mood for something dumb.