'Ford v Ferrari' gives Matt Damon and Christian Bale the need for speed in a tale of American crass v Italian class, says Peter Travers. Our review
You can feel the power thrumming under James Mangold’s— and that’s a shock because this thunderously exciting true story is based on a stuffy business proposition. Back in the 1960s, Henry Ford II determined to beat Enzo Ferrari at his own game by building a hot, fast race car — the GT40 — that could win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, pitting American crass against Italian class.
Luckily, Mangold fuels his true-life plot with enough flesh-and-blood action to leave to leave you dizzy.is Texas native Carroll Shelby, a former Le Mans champion — he was a co-driver in the Aston Martin that won the race in 1959 — brought on to design Ford’s rocket.
It’s Shelby who persuades the suits to hire Brit driver Ken Miles , a hothead who does things his way or not at all. Bale, considerably slimmed down from his role as Dick Cheney inhas the lean-and-hungry look of a driver built for speed. As ever, Bale is astonishing, portraying Miles with scorching wit and staggering physicality. Even wearing a helmet, Bale lets you exactly what’s going in the mind of Miles. He doesn’t make a false move on screen.
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