Michael Mann getting into the spirit of Enzo Ferrari... a genius in his field with grey hair, struggling for money, dealing with a nagging wife, a dead done, an easy going ish mistress, their son, an annoying mother, accountants, irritating press, road rules, prima donna drivers who root actresses.
The acting is fine, the period detail is a joy, the car scenes thrilling. There should have been more of them. The main character is very interesting, the female parts less so - Penelope Cruz is angry and hurt/haunted/horny, Shailene Woodley doesn't go for an accent and picks fruit and worries about the kid, Linda Christian is hot, there's another car widow is hot. because it's Michael Mann characters stand around staring in sunglasses but that's part of his charm.
Did it need to cost this much? It lacks propelsion. I liked the driving. The big emotional scene is the big crash at the end. For a film that was so long in development there's a lot of scenes of talking to journalists. Isn't that lazy writing?
I loved the hair. Great to see McDreamy looking the part. Good for him.
I'm not sure the stakes are that gripping - "will I be able to maintain being a millionaire and keep rooting my younger mistress and give my surname to my son and escape culpability of this horrendous accident that killed people and children and aren't the media vultures for... reporting the truth?"
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