As a sports film, you pretty much know the story arc

Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2020)

A pretty good racing movie. As a sports film, you pretty much know the story arc, and the ending, but hey, that's what genre movies do. This film, unknown to anyone at the time, depicts NASCAR's Winston Cup top series, at basically the end of an era. Thirty years on, stock car racing bears little resemblance to what is portrayed here, save for action on the track.
Cruise was Cruise. It was nice seeing Nicole Kidman back before she ruined her face. Robert Duvall absolutely stole the show. NASCAR is very colorful, and makes for excellent big-screen visuals. I liked the movie.