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Gran Turismo

2023

Neill Blomkamp

Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou ...

6.2

5,499

Action. Drama A teenager played 'Gran Turismo', a video game in which he won a series of competitions sponsored by Nissan, and served as a springboard to eventually become a professional racing driver.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"As a result, the picture could be considered a simulation itself, mimicking the crowd-pleasing rush of a sports drama, but without enough heart or soul in the tank"	NEG
United States	Christian Zilko IndieWire	"Largely unremarkable, with the occasional gem emerging from the crap"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Neill Blomkamp makes his best film (...) there’s an innocence to this one, and a surprise authenticity"	POS
United States	Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"The new film adaptation of the popular PlayStation driving simulator is so clichéd and unadventurous that it makes its source material seem deep by comparison"	NEG
United States	Lucas Trevor The Washington Post	"Flawed but impressive in size and sound, it is, when all is said and done, a pretty good time at the movies (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	James Verniere Boston Herald	"Cast sells this amazing true story very well. Race car sequences are 'Top Gun' style and really exciting"	POS
United States	Nick Allen The Playlist	"[It] is more laughable and egregious than almost any toy-based adaptation in history"	NEG
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"All of these elements help the film overcome a conspicuous deficit of convincing character development and in-depth plotting. In this case, it’s the thrills that sell, and 'Gran Turismo' has plenty of those"	NEU
United States	Kristen Lopez The Wrap	"Neill Blomkamp race car drama fueled by strong cast (...) Archie Madekwe and David Harbour anchor this fast-paced true story"	POS
United Kingdom	John Nugent Empire	"Despite some warm performances, it’s very hard to ignore the feeling that this is largely just two hours of product placement (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Mark Kermode The Guardian	"[It] is unable to swerve the cliches yet delivers pedal-to-the-metal entertainment (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Dominic Baez Seattle Times	"It's predictable yet infectious, charming if a little cheesy at times. It's basically nerdy 'Fast & Furious': less sex appeal, more heartwarming cheering for the hero. For 'Gran Turismo', it works (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Neill Blomkamp's film barely gets off the artistic starting line (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Justin Clark Slant	"What the film lacks in connective tissue, it makes up for in a sheer vibes (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
Canada	Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"'Gran Turismo' is overflowing with careening, swooping, speeding camera moves and chaos that is only occasionally controlled"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Product placement gums up the engine of formulaic racing movie (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ryan Gilbey The Guardian	"Rather than embrace the video-game that inspired it, the film is a simulation of cinema featuring a reliably underwhelming cameo from Geri Halliwell Horner (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"There's enough here to keep the film from being a car wreck but it's hardly an example of championship caliber filmmaking (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Oli Welsh Polygon	"[It] have used this inspiring true story to show how video games open up possibilities and remove barriers in the real world. Instead, it just uses it to score points"	NEG
United States	Robert Daniels rogerebert.com	"[It] maneuvers around any modicum of character development by taking all-too-simple routes and swerves away from formal experimentation, and yet I can't say I wasn't invested in every race, lap, and turn (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Eric Francisco AV Club	"[It] lacks the concentration to feel like it’s really going anywhere. Instead, there’s the nagging feeling it’s just spinning its wheels"	NEG

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