"20% that is the acceptable risk" (Nikki Lauda)
Another Ron Howard film: Another success. Perhaps Ron Howard is just uniquely capable of teasing out an exciting story from just about anything? In the case of Rush, I was particularly struck by how masterfully Ron took control of the story and didn't let it stray. Any other director (and I've seen many of these movies) might have taken a racing story and thus made sure that the movie contained a great deal of Action Action Action. Racing Racing Racing would have been the order of Rush. Lucky for us, Ron Howard believes in quality actors and adherence to emotionally connective storytelling. Racing is, in fact, kind a boring over the course of a movie. Quality drama and passion is not.
Ratings:
Chris Hemsworth: I really only knew you as Thor. Now, I want to see you in more things.
F1 racing enthusiasts: See it
Italian racecar wannabees: See it
Deathwishers: See it
Squeemish around real gore?: Skip it
On a scale of Geoger Zimmer to Hans Zimmer, I give Rush 3.8 out of 5 stars.
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