Biker Boyz (2003) (Movie Review)

Dir: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Meagan Good
Dur: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Adventure?
Rating: 2/5
PG: Occasional foul language and a few kisses.

It’s not a secret: boys love bikes. The film’s name itself is an indicator of what it contains. From the title it is obvious that this flick is all about boys on fast bikes. Personally, I’m not a big fan of bikes (I’m very much a boy though!) I enjoy gazing at sports bikes but I don’t fancy making them a subject of daydreams.

Unlike me the protagonist in this film is a young chap whose sole aim is to become king of the streets. He is introduced to the underground world of drag racing by his father who works as a mechanic for the champ who is interestingly called Smoke (Laurence Fishburne). The name suits him fine as he usually leaves his opponents with the smell of burnt rubber and exhaust fume. But his supremacy is challenged by a young lad, called, again interestingly Kid (Derek Luke) whose father worked for Smoke and even lost his life at one of Smoke’s races.

Kid is all out to knock Smoke out of his conceited dominance and goes on to found a biker club named the Biker Boyz to rival Smokes’. Biker Boyz win people’s fancy with their skills and outdo Smokes’ club despite being relatively new to the biking milieu.


The film is aimless. It makes a lot of fuss about nothing. Frankly, it’s a lot of smoke and revving engines than anything meaningful and substantial. Girls are fortunately not merely eye-candy as in other racing flicks but play pretty significant roles. The film lacks depth and a good story and the only reason for viewing it would be to catch the fancy bikes and stunts.     

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