Nein! Twenty percent risk, no more!

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2014)

Based loosely on a true story, Ron Howard's "Rush" charts the rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl), a pair of Formula One drivers. Hunt's a risk-taking womaniser, Niki's a cautious Austrian, personal qualities which Howard conveys via sledgehammer.
Though slick and exciting, and though it features a likeably eccentric performance by Bruhl, "Rush" is mostly an assemblage of clichés. It climaxes with Hunt and Lauda begrudgingly admitting mutual respect. Shot on a zillion dollar budget, this cartoon for the console generation finds Howard a long way away from his Roger Corman produced car flick, "Grand Theft Auto".
6/10 – Worth one viewing.