Predictable but Endearing

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2020)

I am not a car person. I don't like the smell of them, I don't particularly like driving around in them, and I couldn't care less about petty differences between car companies. That being said, Ford v. Ferrari managed to win me over.
It took a subject matter I had no interest in and got me invested with endearing characters brought to life by great performances from Bale and Damon. This is a perfect movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon; it's predictable every step of the way, but it leaves you satisfied and even a little sad to say goodbye to these characters you've grown to love.
The only other James Mangold directed films I've seen were his two Wolverine films, and while Ford v. Ferrari is no where close to the quality of something like Logan, it does have that same emotionally honest quality that Mangold's other films have. FvF is fun, it's got a good pace to it, and it put a smile on my face. Sometimes the most predictable story is also the most satisfying.