Rush was a Film by Ron Howard earlier in the year and stars Chris Hemsworth and Danial Bruhl ( i don't know how to do the Dots Above the U But hey it could be worse). And the film follows the story of a couple (James Hunt and Nikki Lauder) of Formula One drivers and there legendary rivalry between the late sixty's and the 1972 Grand Prix.
Now i am not a formula one fan (in fact i have never even watched a whole minute of it on the TV) but i have to say i was completely taken aback by how good this film is. This film with out a doubt is on of my favorite films of the year (which i will publish by the 10th of January) despite the fact that i new nothing and am not even that interested in the films subject matter.
The films Stars Chris Hemsworth and Danial Bruhl do a fantastic job at sharing the lead role with each other in such a way that both of them get what seemed to be equal screen time. They both narrate the film and though it is odd at first as they both narrate their parts of the story. Though i love Chris Hemsworth i do have to say that the films best performance is from Danial Bruhl who does an amazing job and playing the Precise racing machine Nikki Lauda without it turning into a stereotype of any kind. He also plays it in such a way that you feel that even though he is a little cold as a character you still feel that he is a human being, it would have been easy for Bruhl to play him as an unlikable or more of a caricature but Bruhl plays it straight and you end up feeling genuinely connected too him.
Hemsworth Is really good too but i feel that with his personality he could have played this role in his sleep, but he doesn't. He also brings a Human quality too the role he even starts to build on the problems that James Hunt had in real life such as his drink problems and his many relationships with different women. Over all they manage to portray how each of the real life characters managed too make each other better racers but more importantly better people as they fought for victory.
Though it does appear that he was overshadowed by his leads Ron Howard does an excellent job at Making the movie fun and most importantly accessible, as i seemed to understand the whole film despite not ever watching a formula one Race. The story of how he managed to make this film is also really inspiring, if you don't know this film had to be independently funded and done (relatively) on the cheap for a movie by a big Hollywood director with two big stars in the lead. You should really read up on it.
Overall rush is an excellent film that was missed by most and defiantly needs to be seen when you get the chance.
Rush is a 10/10
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