Not really intended for petrol heads.

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 2013)

I am quite a big F1 fan and well acquainted with the Niki Lauda/James Hunt story, so I have been looking forward to seeing this film for quite some time.
Overall I was quite shocked about how real to life the film was. However it does cater more to the mass market then petrol heads. The film places a huge emphasis on the drivers and their lives with very little of the actual driving itself (in-fact many of the races are just a quick drive by with the result written over it) and it does overplay this a bit too much for my liking.
However the film as a whole is quite gripping and even if you know the story well, there is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. It goes to great lengths to show just how dangerous the sport was back then and how the drivers diced with death each and every time they got behind the wheel. However be prepared to watch a film that unfortunately places most of it's emphasis (way too much in my opinion) on the sex, drinking and drugs.