This movie is a lot of fun, I'll give it that. But when you compare it to the rest of the nominees, it is the Phantom Thread of this year's selection. It was interesting when you first heard about it, but you immediately forget about it, and you wonder why it was nominated at all. I actually liked this movie, which is another point towards it.
The trailer may be to blame in my opinion. Like, the Solo trailer, this movie's trailer told a different and more fun story. According to the trailer, the movie is about two frenemies who must band together beat Ferrari at the Le Mans race in France. That is the plot of the movie, but the trailer made it seem like they had 3 months to build the better car, and in the movie, it was several years of failed attempts before finally unveiling the GT40.
The only reason I went to see it was I wanted to watch Matt Damon and Christian Bale duke it out on the sidewalk with a loaf of Wonder bread. I wanted to watch Henry Ford II sob like a little baby when Damon takes him for a spin in the car. Neither of those events happened in real life, which sucks because that is the only reason any of us went to go see it. Be honest, it's true.
I could see Bale getting an award because his charcter was relatable to the blue collar workers. He's a hothead when nothing works the way he wants it to, and he doesn't take it real well when he gets stiffed. Like in the beginning of the movie when we are introduced to him, he gets disqualified from the race because his trunk didn't close. So he dents the hell out of the lid and gets it shut. But it turns out it's Matt Damon who's telling the story. Bale's just a pawn in the story. We got a cool car out of it though.
It could have been a cool underdog story about beating Ferrari at Le Mans, but Bale's character gets cheated out for reasons I don't remember because I'm still thinking about the fight on the sidewalk. This is just a fluke that you wouldn't turn away if it comes on TNT.
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Released On: November 15, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale
Director: James Mangold
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
Awards
Academy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
(Click here to view more awards for "Ford v. Ferrari".)
The trailer may be to blame in my opinion. Like, the Solo trailer, this movie's trailer told a different and more fun story. According to the trailer, the movie is about two frenemies who must band together beat Ferrari at the Le Mans race in France. That is the plot of the movie, but the trailer made it seem like they had 3 months to build the better car, and in the movie, it was several years of failed attempts before finally unveiling the GT40.
The only reason I went to see it was I wanted to watch Matt Damon and Christian Bale duke it out on the sidewalk with a loaf of Wonder bread. I wanted to watch Henry Ford II sob like a little baby when Damon takes him for a spin in the car. Neither of those events happened in real life, which sucks because that is the only reason any of us went to go see it. Be honest, it's true.
I could see Bale getting an award because his charcter was relatable to the blue collar workers. He's a hothead when nothing works the way he wants it to, and he doesn't take it real well when he gets stiffed. Like in the beginning of the movie when we are introduced to him, he gets disqualified from the race because his trunk didn't close. So he dents the hell out of the lid and gets it shut. But it turns out it's Matt Damon who's telling the story. Bale's just a pawn in the story. We got a cool car out of it though.
It could have been a cool underdog story about beating Ferrari at Le Mans, but Bale's character gets cheated out for reasons I don't remember because I'm still thinking about the fight on the sidewalk. This is just a fluke that you wouldn't turn away if it comes on TNT.
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I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return next week with another movie. See you then.
Released On: November 15, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale
Director: James Mangold
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
Awards
Academy Awards
- Best Picture - Nominated
- Best Film Editing Michael McCusker & Andrew Buckland - Winner
- Best Sound Editing Donald Sylvester - Winner
- Best Sound Mixing Paul Massey, David Giammarco & Steven A. Morrow - Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale - Nominated
(Click here to view more awards for "Ford v. Ferrari".)
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