![]() It's clear that neither Howard nor Morgan want viewers to pick sides-the feud was constructive, not destructive, a positive tit-for-tat between two talented, likable guys who, under different circumstances, probably would have never paid one another any mind. What makes Rush such a triumph is how screenwriter Peter Morgan spends more time exploring the personal sides of the Hunt/Lauda dynamic, affording each one his own ample opportunities to win over the audience. In both competition and in life, they were each other's enemies and indirect motivators. Whenever Lauda's efforts to get his fellow racers to agree with him on professional matters failed, Hunt wasted no time suggesting that Lauda ought to lighten up a bit. When Hunt married the gorgeous and uppity supermodel Suzy Miller ( Olivia Wilde), Lauda was always there to, in his own cold yet subtly caring ways, point out the shortcoming of his rival's marriage. Their paths crossed frequently, dating back to their earliest days wheeling around tracks as Formula 3 amateurs. The British Hunt was the hard-partying playboy whose personality garnered as much attention as his on-the-track accolades, while Austrian Lauda was the curmudgeon, a straight-laced, fun-hating rich kid with eyes the never left the prize. They were Formula 1's Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in their day. It's also a foolproof crowd-pleaser, as exhibited in yesterday's TIFF screening, which ended with a loud, vibrant round of applause.īased on true events, Rush, which takes places from 1970 through 1976, follows the rivalry between Formula 1 hotshots James Hunt ( Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda ( Daniel Brühl, better known as Frederik Zoller in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds). ![]() One of the year's best films so far, it's an exhilarating, two-handed character study buoyed by a pair of excellent performances. Those factors combined to put Rush low on my priority list, but now that I've seen Rush? Color me both ashamed and gobsmacked. Furthermore, Howard isn't the most reliable of A-list Hollywood filmmakers: For every Apollo 13 (1995) or Ransom (1996), there are two or three snoozers like Angels & Demons (2009) and The Dilemma (2011). It's about race-car driving, a sport that, unless you grew up like Ricky Bobby (or Jean Girard, actualy), more often than not gets tuned away from when ESPN airs it. Review by Matt Barone ( Ron Howard Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara Running time: 122 minutes ✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✩✩ Score: 8/10įull disclosure: I didn't have high hopes for Ron Howard's Rush going into it.
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