![]() ![]() Each makes sacrifices to do what he does, not the least of which being the choice to commit to a job that can make you feel alive right before it kills you.ĭirector Ron Howard doesn't shy away from the incredible danger in the sport, lingering on gruesome images of driver injuries and deaths long after it's been communicated that something terrible has happened. Disgusted by Hunt's braggadocio and lack of professionalism, Lauda makes it a point in every race to edge out the Englishman, who naturally loathes Lauda's approach to the sport.Ĭovering 6 years and two world-championship contests, Rush tracks a narrow enough time frame to delve deep into Hunt and Lauda's ambitions, personal lives and perspectives on racing. ![]() Hunt's penchant for dangerous driving, as well as his playboy tendencies, fueled his rivalry with Lauda.Īs the tactless and nearly charisma-free Lauda, Bruhl clearly relishes playing up the character's off-putting qualities, demonstrated best when Lauda moves up to the Formula One class, signs with the prestigious Ferrari team and begins berating the crew with claims that their decorated car handles like a cow. Rush investigates the psyche of the professional race driver through personal moments on the way to loss and victory, and specifically through the twin lenses of Englishman James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda, whose considerable talents (and egos) led to an intense rivalry that defined Formula One in the 1970s. people talking.īut then in a film written by Peter Morgan - of The Queen and Frost/Nixon - maybe it's no wonder that questions like why they drive, why they want to win and who they want to beat take center stage. But it's far from a sign of engine trouble for Rush, a swift-moving, character-rich biopic whose kinetic Grand Prix sequences are constantly being overshadowed by genuinely riveting scenes of. You might think that if the driving scenes in your auto-racing movie are the least interesting thing about it, that's a problem. With: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use. ![]()
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