"Ford vs. Ferrari" movie - Any good?

[Chris142]

We saw it last night. I really enjoyed it. I did notice a couple of mistakes that were no big deal. I never knew that story. I only knew about drag racing and Nascar.

 

[paoester]

It is the classic "Americans with their old-fashioned pushrod torquey engines" besting very high tech Ferrari-style engines. We looked like hillbillies compared to those Italians. David vs. Goliath, except for Ford's money of course!

 

[paoester]

As for how Matt Damon did playing Shelby, I have seen some video interviews etc. of Shelby and Damon nailed his mannerisms. Bale had the colorful role so people will note that more.

 

[A_Harman]

Originally Posted by paoester
Originally Posted by A_Harman
I think this may be the greatest racing movie ever made. .
Ron Howard's "Rush" was great too. I'm not sure which one I like better.


I saw that one also, and liked it a lot. It was more about the personality differences between Lauda and Hunt. What trips my trigger in Ford V Ferrari is the detail they went into chronicling Miles' technical development of the car. Being an engineer, I relate to that kind of thing.

 

[CarbonSteel]

I saw it yesterday and loved the detail and back story built-in. Some dramatization, but not over the top.

I thought it was a great movie--have to love Miles, hate Beebe, and grin at a young Iacocca.