I’ve never watched Formula One Grand Prix racing, so I wondered if I could love the film RUSH as much as the critics.
Never doubt Ron Howard.
His retelling of the 1976 rivalry between racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda simultaneously celebrates the sport and rises about it.
Yes, there is amazing driving footage, and Howard chronicles the races and locations of their real-life points race. But the differences between these two men — in looks, personality and approach to the sport — and their very complex relationship is the most compelling part of this movie.
And when you see photos of the actual Hunter and Lauda —
You realize what a tremendous job casting director Nina Gold has done.
Wave the checkered flag, people.
Asleep in my takeout
I am fascinated by the critics’ take on the movie Chef, which is currently 88 percent fresh on RottenTomatoes.com.
I found it stale and oh-so-overcooked.
I watch a lot of Food Network, so I had high hopes for the film’s ‘recipe’: a chef gets fired after he starts a Twitter war with a restaurant critic, and opens a food truck.
Seems new, seems current.
Turns out all the conflict that drives the film is in the first 15 minutes. After the chef (Jon Favreau) loses his job, everyone and everything starts working in his favor.
I don’t want to give away the ending in case you plan to see it. But let’s just say that, once the food truck is parked —
Nothing really happens then, either. Or if it does, they don’t show it.
Because conflict might wake you up out of your food coma.
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