Ron Howard Amazing Yet Again

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2014)

Yes. It is true. It is an amazing movie.
There may be several reasons for that. The story is good. The idea behind the plot is more than decent, and the actors are more than suitable for their parts.
Of course Ron Howard should take his part of the honor for the film. After all, he is main source of it. But one should be allowed to ask: What is it that makes Ron Howard's films so on the edge? Why is just he making so good movies?
I can't answer that question. But I am sitting on the sidelines watching, expecting more. Looking forward to the next great Ron Howard adventure.
Now, I have to say something about the technical side of the film. I like the camera angles. I like the vibrating strand of grass vibrating while the F1-cars are swooping past them. It really made me believe.
The make-up of Daniel Brühl in the role as Niki Lauda is superb. Really superb. At least for those of us old enough to remember Lauda in the late 70's.
Something else? The scene from the hospital where the medical staff are vacuuming Lauda's lungs, almost made me puke. It feels so real, that I could almost feel that pipe going down my throat.
Well worth a 9'er.