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Ford v Ferrari

Ford v. Ferrari

2019

James Mangold

Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe ...

7.1

21,196

Drama. Action The film follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca with the mission of building from scratch an entirely new automobile with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship in France.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A full-bodied and exciting true-life story in which the men behind the wheels are just as dynamic as the machines they drive (...) This is a well-built vehicle in every respect"	POS
United States	Sasha Stone The Wrap	"A celebration of the kind of movie most American studios have given up on making (...) A movie this good ought to have people lining up to see it"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Compare it with classic racing movies (...) and “Ford v Ferrari” looks like Pixar’s “Cars” (...) That brings the attention back to the acting, which is where the movie excels."	NEU
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"[Mangold] has managed to accomplish what only the best historical dramas do with 'Ford v Ferrari' , keep you at the edge of your seat."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] excels at evoking the sheer thrill of the race (...) and it’s compelling enough in those moments to make the case that nothing beats the thrill of competition."	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"Damon is superb in the kind of role he excels at (...) The dialogue is replete with zingers and the racing sequences are a blast (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The two reasons "Ford" works so very well are named Damon and Bale: They're endlessly entertaining (...) An enjoyable and engaging drama well worth the ride. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"An anti-corporate studio movie that tries to celebrate individuality while keeping things stiffly in the middle of the road (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"Mangold’s strongest film yet (...) It would be a shame if “Ford v Ferrari” were to attract an audience composed of no one but motorheads"	POS
United States	Sara Stewart New York Post	"I think I preferred this movie when it was called 'Speed Racer' and directed by the Wachowskis."	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Mangold fuels his true-life plot with enough flesh-and-blood action to leave you dizzy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A big, glossy crowd-pleaser of a film, high on horsepower, engine grease, and clean-sweat ‘60s masculinity"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It is, all in all, a pleasant surprise. Partly because Christian Bale and Matt Damon, the lead actors, are really good, and are supported by a fine cast"	POS
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"The movie is an old-fashioned rouser with a lot of new-fashioned virtuosity"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Ford v Ferrari' is a great-looking, handsomely produced but tiringly acted and inert sports drama (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Nick De Semlyen Empire	"'Le Mans ’66' doesn’t do anything particularly revolutionary (...) But what the film does it does extraordinarily well (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Cleverly subverts the glamour of the race track (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"As a character study (...) the film has plenty going for it (...) The film lacks speed (...) and can feel like an indulgent rummage in car-history ephemera (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Chris Hunneysett Mirror	"Petrolheads may love this macho peeing contest, but (...) this feels very much like a retread of Pixar’s cartoon Car franchise (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The familiarity of the rhythms do grate after an hour and a bit, but Mangold makes up for that with dynamic racing sequences (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	John Byrne RTÉ	"'Le Mans '66' is far too good to be pigeonholed 'for petrol heads only' (...) The racing sequences are fantastic (...) It's a truly exhilarating experience.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"One of the most exciting and entertaining movies of the year (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"Overlong and a little silly, 'Le Mans ‘66' is also irresistibly entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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