Review of Ford v Ferrari (2019) by Rebecca31 — 19 Nov 2019

American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) work together to build a revolutionary race car for the Ford Motor Company to take on Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France 1966. Le Mans ’66 an exhilarating trill ride from start to finish and I enjoyed every minute of it.

The art of good story telling is creating something that anyone can enjoy, you don’t have to know a whole lot about cars and racing to appreciate Le Mans ’66. I’m sure all you car nuts out there will get a little more out of this film but when you break it down, Le Mans ’66 is an exciting real life story jam packed with intense racing sequences and some unexpected emotional moments. The racing scenes are all real and not relying on computer generated effects and the results pay off. Nail biting drama, extremely immersive and will have you on the edge of your seat. But for me what pushes this movie into five star territory is the relationship between Christian Bale and Matt Damon. Genuine and humorous with electric chemistry.

I knew virtually nothing about the story before seeing Le Mans ’66 and I really feel this added to the drama. Whether you’re interested in racing or not I can promise you’ll enjoy this film. A truly gripping story with two brilliant central performances from Damon and Bale. Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.