27 January 2014-01-27
Out in the UK this week Rush (StudioCanal, cert 15, Blu-ray/DVD/VOD) Recognising a good thing when he sees it, director Ron Howard sticks with Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan for this entirely satisfying, largely factual re-run of the rivalry between 1970s Formula 1 stars Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Thereās tons to like in this film ā Chris Hemsworth makes an excellent Hunt, and Daniel Brühl is actually an even better Lauda. But itās Morganās screenplay which is the thing of wonder. Managing to tell the real story of the dramatic ācouldnāt make it upā 1976 Formula 1 season and yet bouncing along simultaneously on the sort of good versus evil dynamic that Hollywood demands, … Read more