A rare example of old fashioned styled Studio Movies

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2019)

A very nice old fashioned type of filme - one of those big Studio movies the Studios don't do that much anymore. One that really concentrates and cares for their characters and takes time to develope them. It was both storywise and also technical wise a true winner. The Performances were great. Christian Bale was just phenomenal. Especially if you consider that just last year at the same time he was playing a totally different character in "Vice", physically and also Motivation wise. Here he gives us an ordinary man with exatraordinary abilities and quite a tough mindset. He is great and once again proves he is one of hte most verstaile actors out there. Matt Damon was also good but definitely stayed in the shadow of Bale. Also because I think the characters were much more intersted in developing Ken than Carroll. And this is one of the very few flaws of the film. Another worth-to-mention perfomance came from Tracey Letts. and on a lesser extend Jon Bernthal.
James Mangold understood perfectly to Combine strong characters in a very solid Story with many great technical aspects to make one of a Kind of Hollywood film I dearly miss. Sound and editing were pitch perfect. The final race was one of the most exciting Moments in Cinema we had this year. And in the end it even almost brought me to Tears. A true winner Picture.