It's like 1-2 seconds... tops. It was the same thing in Hot Pursuit, I was never really bothered with it to be honest... Rather watch that 1-2 second thing while the world is being generated in the background.
I know this is old post, but may be helpful to others.
I just renamed one of the files in the installation folder (Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Need for Speed(TM) Most Wanted\UI\MOVIES). In my case the file was named "1307304.VP6". I renamed that to "1307304.VP6.skip". It was the largest file in that folder. You can also load the files with VLC media player, although without audio. That seemed to work.
These forced intros/cut scenes do my head in when there is no way to skip, plus they seem to take forever to load.
Its probably because the cut scenes are a way of hiding loading screens. There never that long it's just the quality of the voice acting its always always SUPER CRINGE AND BADLY DELIVERED!!! I think they hire cheap voice actor's due to the cut scenes being almost a throwaway thing. Just there to set up a race of the fact the FEDS are chasing you.
