One can learn more from
his enemy than a fool does from his friends.
-Nikki Lauda
Ron Howard’s epic F1 saga between Niki Lauda
and James Hunt is perhaps the best period-rivalry-sporting movie of all time.
Needless to say the director’s work precedes him (A Beautiful Mind, Davinci
Code, Apollo 13). This work will definitely be counted in his scale on the
positive side.
Chris Hemsworth’s mean
swing from Thor continues as the playboy-loose cannon James Hunt who finds himself
the perfect foe in the always perfect-self centered-high on himself Nikki Lauda
(Daniel Bruhl).
The lead pair brings
out all sorts of emotions, from the adrenaline pumping race to the heart
melting hospital episode to the power of recovery. Everything has been scripted
and played to the point of perfection. Bruhl’s accent deserves special
appreciation.
With a script that rolls
both on and off the track exploring the love life which is affected by the
rivalry on the race, this is definitely a frontrunner for the Oscars next year.
A must watch for all
petrol Heads.
nice
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