Director: James Mangold
Writers: Jez Butterworth, Jason Keller and John-Henry Butterworth
Release Date: 15th November 2019
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥
Like many tyre-screeching films of the past decade, Le Mans '66 presents the mechanical effort and risk that is involved with being a racecar driver. An overstuffed first third follows the life of mechanic and racecar driver Ken Miles, a pseudo-Brummy who Christian Bale acts with a stern expression throughout. Matt Damon features alongside Bale as the acclaimed racecar driver and designer Caroll Shelby, who is tasked with convincing Miles to race a car for Ford in the 24-hour Le Mans race. The film's borderline attempts to discuss fragile masculinity and American Capitalism, are unfortunately lost beneath throwaway humour and forgettable emotional scenes. The quick jibes sought out to weaken the bravado of the Ford executives also grows tiresome, with these characters slipping into caricatures of the 'nasty businessman'. This derivative characterisation is the epitome of the film's adequate nature; it's a marathon that lacks the excitement of a race.
Writers: Jez Butterworth, Jason Keller and John-Henry Butterworth
Release Date: 15th November 2019
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥
Like many tyre-screeching films of the past decade, Le Mans '66 presents the mechanical effort and risk that is involved with being a racecar driver. An overstuffed first third follows the life of mechanic and racecar driver Ken Miles, a pseudo-Brummy who Christian Bale acts with a stern expression throughout. Matt Damon features alongside Bale as the acclaimed racecar driver and designer Caroll Shelby, who is tasked with convincing Miles to race a car for Ford in the 24-hour Le Mans race. The film's borderline attempts to discuss fragile masculinity and American Capitalism, are unfortunately lost beneath throwaway humour and forgettable emotional scenes. The quick jibes sought out to weaken the bravado of the Ford executives also grows tiresome, with these characters slipping into caricatures of the 'nasty businessman'. This derivative characterisation is the epitome of the film's adequate nature; it's a marathon that lacks the excitement of a race.
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