Thursday, February 20, 2014

Rush

Daniel Bruhl, Chris Hemsworth   d/ Ron Howard

Well done, old-fashioned thriller about the rivalry between Niki Lauder and James Hunt in the 1976 Formula 1 season. It joins the ranks of good films made in this exotic world...Grand Prix, Senna.

The contrast in the personalities of the two men couldn't have been starker: Hunt was a wild, over-the-top rock star; Lauder an emotionless, methodical perfectionist. Neither was reduced to a caricature here...the two leads created believable, talented, flawed men who embraced extreme danger for the tangible and societal awards.

Entertaining, thrilling and satisfying.

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