The latest film revolves around six ordinary people who experience a powerful experience against each other in a wild dash for millions of dollars that will be put in the treasury of hundreds of miles. The entrepreneur and his wealthy friends monitor these contestants to track their steps completely. It seems that this competition will be strange because it does not hold a certain rule.
... the only real surprise is how genuinely dreadful a movie that aims only for pleasant, profitable mediocrity can be.
Seattle Times
August 17, 2001
Rat Race is much funnier than most comedies currently in release -- compared with American Pie 2 ... But ultimately it falls just short of the finish line.
EmanuelLevy.Com
November 01, 2006
Manic, messy, and for the most part silly, this road comedy marks Zucker's bumpy return to the genre after a number of equally bumpy dramas such as First Knight.