Thrilling & beautifully shot...what a tale!

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2013)

There were moments watching this movie I found my heart was racing. I sat open mouthed at the intensity of the races, so beautifully shot. And the seventies never looked so good! The relationship between the two men, Hunt & Lauda, is fascinating. Bruhl's portrayal of Lauda in particular is great - his drive, intelligence & unlikable character funnily enough endeared him to me! I knew little of the story before watching, my only experience of Formula 1 racing is of a background noise at home in the late nineties on a Sunday afternoon. But what a story this was. Lauda's accident and his reappearance at the track six weeks later is pretty unbelievable. A crazy sport, but the rush you feel from watching this movie, you'll get it!