Review of Ford v Ferrari (2019) by Moviemitch96 — 16 Nov 2019

American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British racer Ken Miles (Christian Bale) team up in order to build a legendary race car for the struggling Ford automobile company in order to challenge Ferrari at the 24 hr Le Mans race during the mid-60s.

Of course, this car was the GT40, and the rest is history. Going into this and judging from most of the trailers, I knew it was probably gonna follow the standard biopic tropes and be crowd-pleasingly predictable at times.

.. And it was! However, that definitely didn't change how much fun I had with this film regardless. It's got all the racing and car scenes auto-buffs will definitely be all over, and even the non-car enthusiasts just looking for a thrilling ride of a story likely won't be disappointed.

It didn't feel too long despite its 2.5 hr runtime, but there were definitely a handful of filler scenes that felt a bit longer than necessary. Acting-wise, Damon and Bale make a great team and bring plenty of charm to the film with their performances.