Review of ‘Le Mans ’66’

This movie is as if in a game of your favorite basketball team, in addition to scoring, the players sang like the Jackson Five. Or as if in a beach conversation between Chris and Liam Hemsworth, wet torsos in the sun, both suddenly marveled at his sharpness and wit. Indeed, one does not go to see a feature film whose original title is ‘Ford v Ferrari’ because of the ‘talking’ scenes, but I assure you that after viewing it, what your memories will retain will not only be the (impressive, of course) choreography behind the wheel, but also the many high-level moments of writing, acting and staging.

Although… hadn’t some work by James Mangold, that dependable all-rounder, so far shown a solid-as-steel finish? Buddy movie with more emotional chitchat than meets the eye and some (insightful) commentary on corporate culture on both sides of the ocean, ‘Le Mans ’66’ wins as a feverish show and convinces as a character drama. Muscular in form and fine in its dramatic intentions, it is more than a racing film, while also constituting the best compilation of racing scenes imaginable.

For those nostalgic for the great reconstructions of true stories.

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DATA SHEET

Address: james mangold Distribution: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Josh Lucas, Tracy Letts, JJ Feild, Ray McKinnon Original title: Ford v. ferrari Country: USA Year: 2019 Release date: 15-11-2019 Gender: Drama Script: Jason Keller, James Mangold, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth Duration: 152 minutes

Synopsis: It centers on an eccentric and determined American team of engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and their British driver Ken Miles (Bale). Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca give them a mission to build a new car from scratch in order to overthrow Ferrari’s dominance of the 1966 Le Mans World Championship.