ULTRA-COOL sporty bikes, break-neck chases, dangerous stunts and plenty of eye candy.

Fictionalising the real world of underground motorcycle clubs in the USA, Biker Boyz revolves around the world of 18-year-old Kid (played by the up-and-coming Derek Luke), and his desire to set up his own racing motorcycle gang and win the coveted title of King of Cali.

The current champion, Smoke (Laurence Fishburne), struggles to hang on to his title, his cool and his promise to Kid's mother that he will try and stop her boy from racing.

And so, you are taken on a 110-minute pillion passenger ride of suitably impressive (and somewhat irresponsible) speedy races, striking stunts and controlled macho emotions.

Although the frequently erratic hand-held camerawork may leave you feeling giddy and disorientated, the plot also does a good job of that on its own.

A rather unpredictable (and unfortunately laughable) revelation/plot twist seems to confirm what you may have been thinking up until that point - that director Reggie Block Blythewood seems to have put more effort into the movie soundtrack, than the actual story itself. Some superfluous filming techniques and unnecessary arty shots would have been more at home in a film student's portfolio.

While I enjoyed the good looks and muscular frames of the majority of the male bikers in this film, as a female biker I found it slightly insulting that the only real bike-racing girl featured in the film was portrayed as a butch lesbian - almost as nice a touch as showing a biker racing at high speed without a helmet in a film that will obviously appeal to young, wannabe speed-demon bikers.

However, there is enough high-paced action in here to make you feel entertained and slightly forgiving by the end of the film.

Rating: 4/10