Rush
2013
****
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, Christian McKay, David Calder, Natalie Dormer
Ron Howard's entertaining motor racing movie depicts the clash of James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One season when Lauda was famously involved in a life-threatening crash in the German Grand Prix. Peter Morgan's script creates great drama from exaggerating the rivalry between two opposing personalities. James Hunt is a handsome playboy who takes great pleasure in the perks that come with the job. The "rat-faced" Lauda is a focused and boring professional. Howard uses a mixture of real cars, replicas and digital effects to create thoroughly believable Formula One races from 35+ years ago. Hemsworth and Brühl both give very enjoyable performances.
