Our film booker said he thought this was the best movie of the summer. While I will agree it is very good, I haven't seen "Superman" or the new "Naked Gun" yet so I'm going to reserve judgement.
This is one of those movies that has a story, but most people are going to come for the race scenes. And it totally delivers on that front. There are five or six race scenes and while they're similar, each one packs surprises, accidents, amazing pit scenes, and other bits that make them fascinating to watch.
I was disappointed in the story. The plot-line is very convoluted. As proof, I offer the following paragraph which is taken from the Wikipedia plot description of this movie.
The whole synopsis is like that. This movie has more characters and subplots than an Avengers film. By 20 minutes in, I was already lost and was reduced to just watching the race scenes and hoping Brad Pitt would win, since he's the hero of the piece.
I suppose if you are a fan of, or at least knowledgable about, Formula One racing, you'd have a better chance at understanding the goings-on. I don't know much about it myself, but I was hoping the movie would give enough exposition to clue me in a little. Sadly, it didn't.
We did have some F1 fans here last night who absolutely raved about the movie. One guy said he was so wrapped up in it that he forgot to eat his popcorn. Now that's movie engagement! So maybe it was just me.
I will give high praise to the sound people on this. The mix was outstanding. Joseph Kosinski must have used the same team he had for Top Gun Maverick, which also had a stellar sound mix.
Overall, I'd give it two stars because of the odd story, but I'll up it to four: One extra for the amazing sound and the equally amazing race scenes, and one because of those raving audience members. I mean, if the movie can make you forget to eat our popcorn, it must be doing something right.
EDIT: Mods please fix the parentheses in my thread title - I don't see a way to edit that.
This is one of those movies that has a story, but most people are going to come for the race scenes. And it totally delivers on that front. There are five or six race scenes and while they're similar, each one packs surprises, accidents, amazing pit scenes, and other bits that make them fascinating to watch.
I was disappointed in the story. The plot-line is very convoluted. As proof, I offer the following paragraph which is taken from the Wikipedia plot description of this movie.
In his comeback race—the Belgian Grand Prix—Joshua's aggressive driving causes a collision with Sonny, forcing him out of the race. Kate arranges a poker game where the winner gets favorable treatment at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Joshua wins but, after he leaves, Sonny reveals he intentionally folded with a winning hand. Impressed, Kate invites Sonny to her hotel room and they spend the night together. Rubén interrupts them to announce an anonymous tip claimed Kate manufactured upgrades illegally.[i] Kate denies wrongdoing, but the FIA demand the upgrades' removal. During the race, Sonny gets road rage and crashes. As Sonny recovers, Rubén learns his 1993 injuries permanently impaired him, and fires him for his safety. Board member Peter Banning reveals to Sonny that he orchestrated his signing and the complaint so he could fire Rubén and sell APXGP, offering to promote him to team principal if the sale goes through.
I suppose if you are a fan of, or at least knowledgable about, Formula One racing, you'd have a better chance at understanding the goings-on. I don't know much about it myself, but I was hoping the movie would give enough exposition to clue me in a little. Sadly, it didn't.
We did have some F1 fans here last night who absolutely raved about the movie. One guy said he was so wrapped up in it that he forgot to eat his popcorn. Now that's movie engagement! So maybe it was just me.
I will give high praise to the sound people on this. The mix was outstanding. Joseph Kosinski must have used the same team he had for Top Gun Maverick, which also had a stellar sound mix.
Overall, I'd give it two stars because of the odd story, but I'll up it to four: One extra for the amazing sound and the equally amazing race scenes, and one because of those raving audience members. I mean, if the movie can make you forget to eat our popcorn, it must be doing something right.
EDIT: Mods please fix the parentheses in my thread title - I don't see a way to edit that.
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