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The problem with this movie is the choice of subject matter vs the fact most viewers will go as car-guys expecting some car guy stuff. And there is some, and it's a lot of real cars and some replicas.. Dario Franchitti's Brother Marino is in it, driving some Maserati (real) and even was given a small part in the movie as another driver. I listened to him talk about it and it was very interesting re: the effort that went into replicating the old tracks and getting cars and doing the driving stunts... The part about the Mille Miglia and the accident (I have the book) was replicated eerily well, down to the gash in the tire that matched the picture from the era...
So in many ways, they did the job very well, it's just not the result most people wanted, it's 6 months in the life of a complicated man at a pivotal moment in his life, and more about his relationships and the survival of his empire... With some racing stuff... I found it very well made, thought the acting was superb both from Penelope and Adam Driver (even though yeah, looks wise he would not have been an obvious choice).
The thing that fails for me is my fault.. I'm so used to seeing old moviesd or pics of old cars and old tracks, when you see them portrayed as "new" in period, it somehow looks wrong, too new, fake. Had the same issue with Rush or Ford v Ferrari, the colors seem too bright, LOL (totally on me).
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