Started my engines

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2019)

Watching cars race around a track hasn't meant much to me since I grew out of scalextric, but this film's trailer brought some of those memories back and I jumped at a chance to see it. Fortunately this movie is so much more than cars racing around a track, as central as that is to the whole story. Bale and Damon are terrific. The whole cast were great actually. The story is gripping. The cinematography is awesome. The tale is bitter sweet. Just like any good dish should be. You don't have to be a petrol head to enjoy it, but if you are, there's very few car movies as good as this one. I never thought I'd see the day I'd be cheering for a Ford win, but this film took me there. Imagine a modern day take on 'Grand Prix' with James Garner but with Le Mans, not f1. And Ford not Honda. It's a winner for me.