If you're already sick and tired of being reminded how, well, fully loaded Lindsay Lohan is, Herbie: Fully Loaded may not sound like a promising vehicle. Given LL's annoying and ubiquitous media presence, the killer Plymouth, Christine, would seem a better choice as a co-star than Herbie, the pure-of-heart Volkswagen Bug who first drove onscreen in 1968.

Lindsay Lohan as Maggie Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

But against all expectations and laws of loathsome overexposure, '`Herbie'' is a lot of fun. And so is its star.

Lohan plays Maggie Peyton, of the Peyton NASCAR dynasty, which includes her father, Ray (Michael Keaton), and her brother, Ray Jr. (Breckin Meyer), who now does the racing. Having just graduated from college, she's off to New York for a job as an assistant producer at ESPN. Before she leaves, her dad offers to buy her a junkyard car as a graduation gift, to drive around for the summer. After a narrow escape from the car compactor, Herbie manages to get Maggie to choose him.

Lindsay Lohan and Justin Long Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

When handsome young mechanic Kevin (Justin Long, sort of a smudged Keanu Reeves) says Herbie's speedometer goes over 200 mph, Maggie wryly notes, ``Someone had a sense of humor.''

But she soon discovers the Prince Charming under Herbie's froggy hood. And when she beats hotshot NASCAR champ Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) in an impromptu road race, she starts dreaming Danica Patrick dreams.