We just watched Imitation Game, and needed to watch… something else. It was kinda disappointing.
Where I got the movie
Suggested by JR, and somehow magicked up from Alex’s server.
Expectations
Not very high, considering it’s a movie about auto racing, but it came recommended.
So how was it?
This was surprisingly good! It’s a semi-biographical story about two Formula One drivers, James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Hunt is your typical gutsy American party boy, and Lauda is a cool, cranky tech-head from Austria; they go head-to-head to win the 1976 Formula One season.
It’s not a fair comparison, since we just randomly watched the two movies on the same night, but I was far more impressed by Rush than Imitation Game.
Recommendation
Definitely not just for race fans -- it absolutely holds its own as a drama. I’d recommend it to just about anyone who likes dramas, especially dramas that don’t center around romance.
Feels
Real, conflicted, painful, funny. It’s clear that the actors are playing real people. Yes, there are racing scenes, but it’s not an action movie.
Favorites
Hunt punching out a reporter.
Least favorites
There wasn’t anything in particular that bothered me about the movie, but apparently (according to the wiki) they exaggerated the rivalry; they were actually pretty good friends. I would have liked to see more of that -- actually, all my favorite parts were the rare moments of friendship.
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