Ford V Ferrari

If you are looking for something fun to watch, get your motor running (so to speak), Ford V Ferrari is your picture. I took my thirteen year old son to see this one and we both enjoyed ourselves immensely. What's it all about? This is the true story of how Ford beat Ferrari at one of the world's greatest car racing events, Le Mans. This is a 24 hour race with multiple drivers. It's an endurance test of both man and machine and in 1965, Ferrari was King and Ford, well Ford made a lot of automobiles, but they didn't make anything as good as Ferrari. Ford attempts to buy Ferrari, but this takeover goes skidding into the ditch and ends with Ferrari insulting Ford on a personal level. This is a story of revenge. Ford, with deep, deep pockets hires Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) to get the job done. Whatever it takes. Shelby builds a car to win, but they need a renegade to drive it, to push the car to maximum potential. In comes the Englishman and madman, Ken Miles (Christian Bale). Miles isn't the image Ford wants, but only Miles can drive the car to the limit. Christian Bale is great, speaking to the car as he drives like the car was alive - it reminded me of Steve McQueen talking to the engine in The Sand Pebbles. This isn't a Samson and Goliath tale, this is a Goliath vs Goliath tale at top speed. Take a wild ride with this one and catch it at a cinema near you.