The IMAX countdown trailer promises a cinema experience like no other. Le Mans '66 delivers big time. You can feel the growling car engines in your chest and the giant screen takes you inside the races for maximum, nail-biting excitement. The script, casting and characterisation are all excellent.
Known in America as 'Ford vs Ferrari' (because the Yanks might think it's a foreign film), the film stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale as Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, the team hired by Ford to dethrone Ferrari as kings of the track. Their battles are not just on the track though as their egos and those of the corporate suits clash to undermine the task. Of course, as it's based on a true story, the ending is never in doubt yet it still manages to surprise.
It took me a while to place the English accents of Bale and Caitriona Balfe, who plays his wife. Then I realised it was by order of the Peaky Blinders, only with racing helmets instead of flat caps. Matt Damon's character was even called Shelby. I noticed a nice detail where Miles young son was wearing an Aston Villa football top while watching the telly.
A moment I loved (without spoilers): during the Daytona race, I wanted to punch the air in delight, yet had a tear in my eye such was the excitement. Bale hasn't driven this fast since his turn in the batmobile.
I heartily recommend this movie.
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