Close to Excellent!

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2006)

Sir Anthony Hopkins is not one of my personal favorite actors, but in this movie he's just GREAT! It was a long time ago since I saw a more entertaining film and I'm a bit surprised that it is SO very funny; I laughed more or less constantly for two hours... It's not only funny though, but also a very warm story that makes me feel for every different character that passes by. And there's a nice bunch of them, even an Indian (of flesh and blood). Based on a true (motorcykle) story, yeah, but even those who are not interested in bikes or any kind of sport records will probably love this movie: Not a romantic comedy but an extremely entertaining drama, starring world class screenplay all over the line.