Sunday, December 29, 2019

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Review














Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker


Release Date: 19th December 2019 - Australia


Production Companies
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Bad Robot Productions
British Film Commission (produced with the support of)

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 141 minutes


Budget: $300,000,000

Box Office Gross: $1,074,149,279 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The evil Emperor Palpatine is assumed to have been killed in the second Death Star when somehow he survived. It is up to the remaining members of the Resistance to find a trace of his whereabouts, and Finn and Poe lead them in defeating the First Order and stopping their plans for a new Empire. Meanwhile, Rey has to confront Kylo Ren and face him.


Cast
Daisy Ridley - Rey
Adam Driver - Kylo Ren
John Boyega - Finn
Oscar Isaac - Poe Dameron
Kelly Marie Tran - Rose
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker/Boolio (Voice)
Carrie Fisher - General Leia Organa (Archive Footage)
Billy Dee Williams - Lando Calrissian
Lupita Nyong'o - Maz Kanata
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
Jimmy Vee - R2-D2
Brian Herring - BB-8 Performer
Dave Chapman - BB-8 Performer
Joonas Suotamo - Chewbacca
Keri Russell - Zorii Bliss
Naomi Ackie - Jannah
Domhnall Gleeson - General Hux
Richard E. Grant - Allegiant General Pryde
Ian McDiarmid - Palpatine
Greg Grunberg - Snap Wexley
Shirley Henderson - Babu Frink
Dominic Monaghan - Beaumont Kin
Billie Lourd - Lieutenant Connix
Nick Kellington - Klaud
Mandeep Dhillon - Lieutenant Garam
Alison Rose - Lieutenant Draper
Amanda Lawrence - Commander D'Acy
Tanya Moodie - General Parnadee
Simon Paisley Day - General Quinn
Geff Francis - Admiral Griss
Amanda Hale - Officer Kandia
Amir El-Masry - Commander
Trach
Aidan Cook - Boolie
J.J. Abrams - D-O (Voice)
Tom Wilton - Colonel Aftab Ackbar
Chris Terrio - Colonel Aftab Ackbar (Voice)
Kiran Shah - Nambi Ghima
Debra Wilson - Nambi Ghima (Voice)
Josef Atlin - Pilot Vanik
Vinette Robinson - Pilot Tyce
Paul Kasey - C'ai Threnalli
Mike Quinn - Nien Numb
Kipsang Rotich - Nien Numb (Voice)
Ann Firbank - Tatooine Elder
Philicia Saunders - Tabala Zo
Nigel Godrich - FN-2802 (Cameo)
Dhani Harrison - FN-0878 (Cameo)
J.D. Dillard - FN-1226 (Cameo)
Dave Hearn - FN-0606 (Cameo)
Josefine Irrera Jackson - Young Rey
Cailey Fleming - Young Rey (Archive Footage)
Jodie Comer - Rey's Mother (Cameo)
Billy Howle - Rey's Father
Carolyn Hennesy - Demine Lithe
John Williams - Oma Tres (Cameo)
Denis Lawson - Wedge Antilles (Cameo)
Warwick Davis - Wicket W. Warrick (Cameo)
Harrison Davis - Pommet Warrick
Andy Serkis - Supreme Leader Snoke
(Voice) (Cameo)
James Earl Jones - Darth Vader (Voice) (Cameo)
Hayden Christensen - Anakin Skywalker
(Voice) (Cameo)
Ewan McGregor - Obi-Wan Kenobi (Voice)
(Cameo)
Frank Oz - Yoda (Voice) (Cameo)
Liam Neeson - Qui Gon Jinn (Voice) (Cameo)
Samuel L. Jackson - Mace Windu (Voice) (Cameo)
Ashley Eckstein - Ahsoka Tano (Voice) (Cameo)
Freddie Prinze Jr. - Kanan Jarrus (Voice) (Cameo)
Olivia d'Abo - Luminara Unduli (Voice) (Cameo)
Jennifer Hale - Aayla Secura (Voice) (Cameo)
Angelique Perrin - Adi Gallia (Voice) (Cameo)
Harrison Ford - Han Solo (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Ed Sheeran - Stormtrooper (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Karl Urban - Stormtrooper (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Story/Screenplay/Producer/Director - J.J. Abrams
Based on Characters - George Lucas
Story/Screenplay - Chris Terrio
Story - Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow
Executive Producer/First Assistant Director -
Tommy Gormley
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Callum Greene
Executive Producer - Jason D. McGatlin
Producers - Kathleen Kennedy and
Michelle Rejwan
Co-Producers - Pippa Anderson,
Candice Campos and Chris Furia
Casting Directors - Nina Gold, April Webster and
Alyssa Weisberg
Dialect Coach - Jill McCullough
Production Designers - Rick Carter
and Kevin Jenkins
VP & Head of Design: Lucasfilm Art Department -
Doug Chiang
Design Supervisor: Lucasfilm - James Clyne
Concept Artists - Adam Brockbank,
Bob Cheshire, Jon McCoy, Stephen Tappin,
Christian Alzmann, Ryan Church,
Rodolfo Damgio, Yanick Dusseault,
Sean Hargreaves, Phil Saunders,
Erik Tiemens, Adam Baines and André Wallin
Additional Conceptual Designs - Darren Gilford
Supervising Art Director - Paul Inglis
Senior Art Director - Phil Sims
Art Directors - Jim Barr, Claire Fleming,
Liam Georgensen, Patrick Harris,
Ashley Lamont, Mike Stallion and
Matt Wynne
Art Directors: Props - Oliver Roberts, Lydia Fry
and Daniel Nussbaumer
Standby Art Director - Peter James
Assistant Art Directors - Roxana Alexandru,
Petra Balogh, Jake Hall, Charlotte Leatherland,
Hugh McClelland, Kristen Maloney and
Laura Miller
Assistant Art Director: Props - Clara Gomez del Moral
Draughtsperson/Asset and Environment
Supervisor: ILM - Andrew Proctor
Storyboard Artist - David Allcock
Set Decorator - Rosemary Brandenburg
Property & Weapons Master - Jamie Wilkinson
Supervising Standby Props - Sonny Merchant
Workshop Supervisor - Martyn Doust
Costume Designer - Michael Kaplan
Costume Supervisor - David Crossman
HOD Costume Modeller - Pierre Bohanna
Special Creature Effects - Neal Scanlan
Makeup Designer - Amanda Knight
Hair Designer - Lisa Tomblin
Director of Photography - Dan Mindel
Director of Photography: Second Unit -
Andrew Rowlands
Aerial Director of Photography - David B. Nowell
Production Supervisor: Jordan - Diala Al Raie
Production Manager: Foreign Locations/
Supervising Location Manager (Uncredited) - Martin Joy
Production Coordinators: Jordan - Erin Duffy
and Nada Atieh
Unit Production Managers - D.J. Carson and
Kate Hazell
First Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Stewart Hamilton
First Assistant Director: Jordan - Tamir Naber
Supervising Location Manager - Mally Chung
Location Manager: Jordan - Duncan Broadfoot
Second Unit Director - Victoria Mahoney
Stunt Coordinator - Eunice Hathart
Assistant Stunt Coordinator - Marc Mailley
Fight Coordinator - Mike Lambert
Aerial Coordinator & Pilot - Frédéric North
Creature Movement Choreographer/
Creature & Droid Puppeteer - Paul Kasey
Special Effects Supervisor - Dominic Tuohy
Special Effects Production Buyers/
Coordinators - Sophie Hutton and Alicia Davies
CFX Electronic Design and Development
Supervisor/Creature & Droid Puppeteer -
Matthew Denton
CFX Supervising Animatronic Designers -
Vanessa Bastyan, Maria Cork and Gustav Hoegen
CFX Paint Finish Design Supervisor - Henrik Svensson
Visual Effects Supervisor - Roger Guyett
Visual Effects Supervisors: ILM - Patrick Tubach,
Daniele Bigi, Jeff Capogreco, Dan Snape
and Nigel Sumner
Visual Effects Supervisor: Second Unit - Richard Bain
Visual Effects Producers - Janet Lewis,
Stacey Bissell, TJ Falls and Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Art Directors: ILM - Stephen Tappin
and Chris Voy
Animation Supervisors: ILM - Paul Kavanagh,
Stephen Aplin, Eric Leong and Lee McNair
Virtual Production Supervisor - Kaya Jabar
CG Supervisors: ILM - Karin Cooper,
Nihal Friedel, Steve Hardy, Malcolm Humphreys,
Daniel Lobl, Victor Schulz IV and
Anthony Zwartouw
Computer Graphics Supervisor: BLIND LTD -
Andrew Booth
Compositing Supervisors: ILM - Michael J. Allen,
Sam Bassett, John J. Galloway, Charles Lai,
Jan Maroske and Jeff Sutherland
Asset and Environment Supervisors: ILM -
Waldemar Bartkowiak, Jeffrey De Guzman,
Clement Gerard, Bruce Holcomb, Ben Neall,
John Seru, Dan Wheaton and Elvin Siew Xiangyou
Visual Effects Concept Artists: ILM -
Amy Beth Christensen, Adam Ely,
Brett Northcutt, Bianca Scurtu, Shivani Jhaveri
and Jeen Yee
Art Department: ILM - Ashley Bradford,
Jennifer Coronado, Alexander Gustaveson
and David Nakabayashi
Editors - Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor -
David Acord
ADR Mixer: Skywalker Sound/Supervising Sound
Editor - Matthew Wood
Additional Sound Design - Robert Stambler
Jedi Vocal Design - Ben Burtt
Foley Supervisor - Frank Rinella
Foley Artists - Ronni Brown and
Margie O'Malley
Dialogue Supervisor - Cheryl Nardi
Production Sound Mixer - Stuart Wilson
Sound Effects Editors - Justin Doyle
and Addison Teague
Re-Recording Mixers - Andy Nelson
and Christopher Scarabosio
Music - John Williams
Scoring Engineer - Shawn Murphy


Review
For over 42 years, the Star Wars movie franchise has reached its culmination of THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Fans are either worried, excited or indifferent to this new instalment. Some find it hard to forgive everything in The Last Jedi that caused them discomfort. I had high expectations for THE RISE OF SKYWALKER as it was the beginning of an end to a galaxy far, far away, conceived by George Lucas. Unfortunately, it was not the grand finale I hoped it would be. Disney had broken our promises in concluding this saga with a contrived ending.

Director J.J. Abrams is back to restore the light that seems to have vanished in The Last Jedi. However, there's a downside in all things possible as J.J. starts to lose his creative touch when the changes he put in prove unnecessary and contradictory in the series' culmination. It includes the insertion of pure fanservice and retconning the fan-divisive plot points already addressed in the predecessor, such as the truth about Rey's lineage. While there are fans who hated Rian Johnson's unorthodox approach to The Last Jedi, they can thank J.J. for fixing a few of those issues. The plot is a little derivative of Return of the Jedi and is even convoluted. Not helped at all is the sluggish pacing, which also hurts the film.

Nothing else got added to THE RISE OF SKYWALKER that's new, like character-driven scenes and plot twists. What I find most disconcerting about the movie is that Emperor Palpatine's return lessens the impact of his supposed defeat in Return of the Jedi. This film didn't explain how he survived. It would have been better if the Emperor returned as a Force ghost or a clone, like in the Legends series.

The visuals are still spectacular, and the film has some great moments. The acting continues with original players added to return for this movie, like Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. Ian McDiarmid hams it up in his reprisal as the evil Sith Lord. This instalment was an emotional send-off for Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. It would have been better if she was still alive to complete her character's journey.

THE RISE OF SKYWALKER could have concluded on an emotional note with high intensity. It would have gone differently as Rian Johnson did to The Last Jedi. Some fans may not like THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, but that doesn't mean they are nothing short of their devotion to the Star Wars series. The franchise will live on in all of our hearts as always. What we got instead was a movie that was neither good nor bad.

Star rating: (5/10) Average

Monday, December 23, 2019

Finding Santa: A Christmas Adventure Review










Finding Santa: A Christmas Adventure


Release Date: 3rd December 2019 - Australia (Vimeo)


Production Companies
TriCoast Worldwide (in association with)
Copenhagen Bombay (presents)
CB Sverige AB (a co-production with)
Fish Blowing Bubbles (a co-production with)
SKANLOG A/S (with financing from)
Danish Film Institute (with support)
TV2 DANMARK (with support)
Swedish Film Institute (with support)
Nordisk Film & TV Fond (with support)

Distribution
TriCoast Worldwide


Genre: Animation/Family/
Fantasy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 80 minutes


Plot Summary
Julius is eight years old, still believes in Santa, and has lived at an orphanage since he was a baby. One day, the other children confront him with the fact that Santa may not be, in fact, real. Disenchanted by this revelation, he seeks comfort from his special Christmas box and is transported to a magical world to help save Christmas.


Voice Cast
Alex Aguirre
Marick Dacanay
Desiree Deseo
Janice Racelis
Jun Villaroman
JM Torres
Zahn Yu
Earl Palma

Crew
Script/Director - Jacob Ley
Script - Anne Munk Jensen
Executive Producer - Sarita Christensen
Producers - Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes
and Fie Ørnsø
Co-Producers - Artur D. Kubiczek,
Linus Stohr Torell and Rodrigo Villalobos
Production Designer - Kristine Maj De Neergaard
Art Director - Gustav Pontoppidan
Animation Director - Kristjan Møller
Editors - Elin Projits and
Per Risager
Sound Designer/Music - Morten Dalsgaard
Re-Recording Mixer - Per Boström


Review
FINDING SANTA was released in Denmark in 2016 as Get Santa and has found its way into digital streaming services. The film has a unique character animation style that I find interesting, looking like it's cut out of paper. It reminded me of a few animated shows with a similar animation form, such as South Park. Unfortunately, the animation is too realistic and could scare young children. The overall character development in this movie would appeal to young audiences. The voiceovers did not match the mouth movements. However, this may have been due to the English dubbing. The music score of the feature starts with poignant Christmas music and then turns festive.

Children of 5 and under should not watch FINDING SANTA on their own as themes include bullying and intense peril that may upset them. Overall, it is a sweet and semi-decent Christmas movie and worth viewing.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Dragon Hunters Review













Dragon Hunters


Release Date: 20th March 2008 - Australia


Production Companies
Futurikon
Luxanimation
Trixter Productions
Mac Guff Ligne


Genre: Animation/Family/
Fantasy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 80 minutes


Budget: €12,000,000

Box Office Gross: $12,235,843 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A young girl named Zoe, an avid reader of fairy tales, decides to help her uncle, Lord Arnold, get dragon hunters. She sets out to find the dragon slayers, unaware of what she will find along the way. Fortunately, she comes across Gwizdo and Lian-Chu, and they agree to help her. Thus, the adventure begins.


Voice Cast
Forest Whitaker - Lian-Chu
Rob Paulsen - Gwizdo/Bats/
Lensflair
Mary Mouser - Zoe
Nick Jameson - Lord Arnold
Jess Harnell - Gildas
Dave Wittenberg - Hector
Frank Welker - The World Gobbler
John DiMaggio - Fat John

Crew
Writer/Storyboard/Director - Arthur Qwak
Director/Production/Background Color
Designer - Guillaume Ivernel
Writer - Frédéric Lenoir
English Adaptation - Rob Conrath
Co-Executive Producer/Music - Klaus Badelt
Co-Executive Producers - Michael Coldewey
and Robyn Klein
Producers - Philippe Delarue and
Tilo Seiffert
Co-Producer - Marcus Schöfer
Character Designer - Valérie Hadida
Background Designer - Max Braslavsky
Animation Directors: Mac Guff - Kyle Balda
and Laurent de la Chapelle
Animation Supervisor - Pierre Luduc
Animation Sequence Supervisor - Fabrice Senia
Visual Effects Supervisor - Marie-Claire Bazart
Visual Effects Supervisor/Title Sequence -
Francois Launet
Film Editor - Soline Guyonneau
Sound Designer/Effects Recordist/
Supervising Sound Editor - Jean-Marc Lentretien
Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Studio Manager/
Supervisor - Bruno Seznec
Composers: Additional Music - Ian Honeyman
and Andrew Raiher


Review
I never knew that DRAGON HUNTERS had spun off from an animated TV series after watching this movie for the first time. It seems incredible, yet it was daring and unreal and had the makings of a great animated feature. Unlike some animated features produced in Hollywood, DRAGON HUNTERS came from France. Around that time, audiences outside of Europe barely knew that the film existed. It is a mind-blowing and underrated CGI flick.

I admire the film for its incredible scenery of beautiful floating landscapes. The negatives I found with this movie included that there are no other well-known celebrity actors except for Forest Whitaker in the voice-over role of the film's English dub. Whitaker acted as the gentle giant Lian-Chu, giving little depth to his character.

I am amazed at how this film turned out when it came out in the same year as Kung Fu Panda and WALL-EWhile DRAGON HUNTERS didn't come close to these two movies in terms of story and emotion, it does have an extraordinary visual art style. Those who have never seen this lost evocative gem will have to search for it. Whether on DVD or YouTube.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Ford v Ferrari Review












Ford v Ferrari


Release Date: 14th November 2019 - Australia


Production Companies
20th Century Fox (presents)
Chernin Entertainment
TSG Entertainment
Turnpike Films

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia


Genre: Action/Drama

Rating: M

Runtime: 152 minutes


Budget: $97,600,000

Box Office Gross: $225,508,210 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Former race car driver turned automotive designer Carroll Shelby is given the opportunity with an important assignment to build a new Ford vehicle to beat Ferrari. Together with British race car driver Ken Miles at the wheel, they faced corporate interference, laws of physics and their demons. They were determined to compete with Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours in France.


Cast
Matt Damon - Carroll Shelby
Christian Bale - Ken Miles
Jon Bernthal - Lee Lacocca
Caitriona Balfe - Mollie Miles
Ray McKinnon - Phil Remington
Tracy Letts - Henry Ford II
Josh Lucas - Leo Beebe
Noah Jupe - Peter Miles
Remo Girone - Enzo Ferrari
JJ Feild - Roy Lunn
Jack McMullen - Charlie Agapiou
Corrado Invernizzi - Franco Gozzi
Joe Williamson - Don Frey
Ian Harding - Ford Executive - Ian
Christopher Darga - John Holman
Shawn Law - Al 'Gus' Scussel
Darrin Prescott - Bob Bondurant
Alex Gurney - Dan Gurney
Benjamin Rigby - Bruce McLaren
Ben Collins - Denny Hulme
Francesco Bauco - Lorenzo Bandini
Guido Cocomello - Ludo Scarfiotti
Adam Mayfield - Lloyd Ruby
Sean Carrigan - Walt Hangsgen
Lachlan Buchanan - Celebrity MC -
Cloverfield
Giles Matthey - Lance Reventlow
Rudolf Martin - Dieter Voss
Evan Arnold - SCCA Official
Darin Cooper - Reporter - Sam
Elizabeth Dement - Ford Secretary #1
Wallace Langham - Dr. Granger
Jonathan LaPaglia - Pit Engineer - Eddie
Brad Beyer - Wayne (Costumer)
Ottavio Taddei - Italian Photographer
Giovanni Cirfiera - Gianni Agnelli
Wyatt Nash - Cool Young Buyer
Drew Rausch - Pilot Private Plane
Ward Horton - Test Driver - Burt
Luiggi Debiasse - Ford Italian Translator -
Gary
Michael Lanahan - Brumos Executive
Tanner Foust - Ronnie Bucknum
Peter Arpesella - Ferrari Pit Chief
Andrew Burlinson - Ford Executive #2
Lou Beatty Jr. - Janitor
Clément Larue - Kid Program Seller
Oliver Bin - Drunk Man Singing
Marc Forget - Le Mans Official #1
Stephanie Fiorenza - Le Mans Official #
Joss Glennie-Smith - Mechanic Ford
Advanced Vehicles
Tim Banning - Reporter - Daytona
Arron Shiver - Charlie Brockman ABC
Paul Fox - British Commentator
Zack Zublena - French Commentator
Aylam Orian - German Commentator
Kirt Kishita - Japanese Commentator
Stefania Spampinato - Ferrari's English
Translator
Gian Franco Tordi - Agnelli Secretary
Cameron Hennings - Autograph Seeker
James Tappan - IRS Employee #1
Ryan O'Dell - IRS Employee #2
Mario Di Donato - Ferrari Lawyer
Bonnie Antonini - Ferrari Secretary
Janelle McKee - Ford Secretary #2
Grace Fae - Ford Secretary - Grace
Jan Munroe - Edwin Turley
Marisa Petroro - Mrs. Henry Ford
Leif Carlgren - Ford Exec Sean Reed
Jon Ueberroth - Production Line Foreman
Camillo Faieta - Ferrari Pit Crew #1
Steven Ziel - Ford Executive #2
Vernon Dew - Ford Executive #4
Angelo Dibello - Ferrari Pit Crew #2
Larsen Deane - Shelby Pit Crew -
Ronnie Larson
Craig Frosty Silva - Shelby Pit Crew - Frosty
Brad McCabe - Shelby Pit Crew
Brent Pontin - Chris Amon
Mark Krenik - Shelby Pit Smokey
Thomas John Rudolph - Shelby Pit Big Mug
Luka Bale - Le Mans Flower Girl

Crew
Producer/Director - James Mangold
Writers - Jez & John-Henry Butterworth
and Jason Keller
Executive Producers - Dani Bernfeld,
Michael Mann, Lucas Foster and Alex Young
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Kevin Halloran
Producers - Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping
Co-Producer/Post-Production Supervisor -
Aaron Downing
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director -
Adam Somner
Casting Director - Ronna Kress
Production Designer - François Audouy
Supervising Art Director - Maya Shimoguchi
Art Directors - Jordan Ferrier,
Robert Andrew Johnson and Gustaf Aspergen
Set Decorator - Peter Lando
Property Master - John Paul 'J.P.' Jones
Costume Designer - Daniel Orlandi
Head Makeup Artist - Jane Galli
Director of Photography - Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography: California
Second Unit - Igor Meglic
Camera/Steadicam Operator - P. Scott Sakamoto
Second Assistant Camera - Michael Luntzel
First Assistant Director: California Second
Unit - Marvin Williams
Location Manager - Robert Foulkes
Location Manager: Georgia - Maria T. Bierniak
Second Unit Director - Darrin Prescott
Stunt Coordinator - Robert Nagle
Picture Car Coordinator - Rick Collins
Aerial Coordinator - Ryan Hosking
Pilot - Craig Hosking
Special Effects Coordinator - Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor: France Unit -
Charles-Axel Vollard
Visual Effects Supervisor - Olivier Dumont
Visual Effects Supervisor: Method Studios -
Dave Morley
Film Editors - Andrew Buckland,
Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt
Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer -
David Giammarco
Sound Designer - Jay Wilkinson
Supervising Sound Editor - Donald Sylvester
Sound Mixer - Steven Morrow
Re-Recording/Music Mixer - Paul Massey
Foley Supervisor - Anna MacKenzie
Music - Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Music Supervisor/Editor - Ted Caplan


Review
I have been a big fan of Ford and watched most of the races they won at Mount Panorama yearly. Unfortunately, I didn't watch any other races that Ford had participated in much of Australia and other regions. I was unaware of the historical event of 1966, in which the movie takes place. I also didn't know about the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari and the fastest vehicle built for this race, the Ford GT. What intrigued me to see this film was not just my interest in Ford but two actors, Matt Damon and Christian Bale, who consistently give incredible performances.

FORD V FERRARI was a three-hour biopic capturing the big sports event set in the sixties. Damon and Bale's credible talents boosted the film's adrenaline rush. It was interesting to see these two stars portray those historical figures. Their chemistry helped fuel their dynamic in FORD V FERRARI. James Mangold was an interesting director for this movie and has outdone himself in his craftsmanship. I was impressed by the film's racing coordination, which made me feel like a spectator of an actual race.

One of the superb films to come out in 2019, FORD V FERRARI is perfect for any motorsport fan and biopic drama lovers. Nobody should miss this movie. Here's hoping that FORD V FERRARI will land in the race for the Oscars. I'd be disappointed if the film didn't win Best Picture.

Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever