Let's be realistic.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Blistering performances.

The show was OK at best but has reached the point of being unwatchable. The whiny crew and created drama ruin what could have been a decent product. Watching them complain about the build time and supposed blunders got old really fast. If I had a crew that bitched as much as his do I would have fired them years ago and hired some professionals. Fast N' Loud and Misfit Garage are the same. Lame ass shows that had some excellent potential.

I will never understand why TV executives think that making fake reality shows is a good thing.Why even pretend it's real?Do they think that little of their viewers intelligence?Obviously, yes.They couldn't have found a lamer person to put on a TV show.Danny Koker used to be the host of one of those stupid Saturday night shows where they would play terrible old movies.He even had a stupid name, Count Cool Rider.It's clear he didn't make his millions from there, he must have inherited it.It's also obvious he didn't get rich from playing his terrible music.He's clearly another spoiled rich kid who bought a club so his talent-less band could have a place to play.Anyway, this show started out partially real but the History channel couldn't stand that so they had to ramp up the fakeness.It didn't get really bad until the season where they pretended that a bunch of semi-celebrities were their customers.It was the same thing that terrible pawn shop show did with one big difference, the pawn show was able to get people who were really famous while Counting Cars had to settle for people who were only famous because of who they were related to(Ziggy Marley, Barry White's wife, etc).After that season they went with a fully scripted show that is not entertaining at all.We live in a sad world when shows like this are not only popular but also on the "History" channel.Let's hope this gets cancelled soon.

The cars just provide the vehicle so to speak to show you the main people that work at Counts Customs; with nearly always 2 cars / bikes per episode plus the Danny's pulling over people to ask about their cars & the shenanigans of Mike & Roli, all packed into just 20+ minutes, there's not much time to show you the build, just the receipt of the car/bike needing the improvement, the haggle on price and the delivery.Whether it's all set up or not, Counting Cars shows Danny's real appreciation of the automobile, if Joe Public when pulled over "randomly" to talk but refuses to sell Danny their car, the excitement Danny shows that he got to talk about "Car X" with them does seem genuine.Throw in the odd celebrity like Cassandra Peterson or Rob Zombie and you've an interesting show. But I'd love to see Elon Musk walk in with a job for them, lol.The only off-putting part is the disdain Danny shows for Mike which is, I hope, really just put on for the show because Mike is an outstanding airbrush artist. Or if Mike is really such a goofball, then fair enough, but he'd still be my go-to guy for anything requiring customized airbrush artwork.Finally, the show does portray Danny as a real pushover when it comes to people who have served in the military or are creating a memorial of some sort; in those instances, he doesn't deliver a car/bike, he delivers a dream. And in those moments, the shows succeeds and brings it into line with something like the UK show, Car SOS.Hope Season 5 gets the go ahead.

Finally they got it right, it is so much more entertaining without the shouting and screaming. Danny is the boss now -and he call all the shots. Thats benefit the garage and the show a lot.Fixing up cars and often do a whole makeover is entertaining to watch, more entertaining than "Overhauling". When there's no clock hanging over the show "to add suspension". In stead of showing us everything they do with the car(s) they skip to the most important thing, the big reveal. Sure there is some flawed things here and there, but hey, its only entertainment -if you want to learn something quintessential - pick up a book or something. Keep it that way and I'll be watching.