On the edge of my seat. And I don't even like car racing.

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2020)

At one point during the movie I looked at Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and wondered how he, with his bad heart, doesn't drop dead watching those races, especially one where so much is at stake. Because I was watching it on the screen and my heart was pounding like crazy. And here is the weirdest thing - I have exactly zero interest in car racing. Yet when I nearly stopped watching, it wasn't because I was bored nor because there was something wrong with the film, it was because it was so intense, I was getting too stressed out. I knew absolutely nothing about the real life story. I do wonder how I would have reacted if I did. But as it were I was not only completely engrossed the entire time, even looking back I couldn't find a single flaw. And believe me, I tried. It's like that race car they built - no frills, but the power to do precisely what it takes to succeed.