Great little movie.

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

This isn't a movie in the Hollywood mold, so if you want frenetic action and state of the art special effects, forget it. Its a heart-warming true tale of one of those actual characters we sadly come across only occasionally in life these days.
One of the genre of New Zealand real life, quietly heroic movies we're getting to like, this tale of achievement against the odds nails the traditional kiwi 'can do' spirit of invention and the minimization out of existence of obstacles. It also portrays a delightful, almost quaint by today's standards, spirit of true sportsmanship among American speed racers.
Being a kiwi, I'm no doubt a little biased, but I don't think anyone with a heart could help but thoroughly enjoy this great little movie. Maybe its a predictable midlife reaction, but I left the theater after this movie a little more determined to pursue a dream or two of my own, however small they may be by comparison.