Ferrari – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Catch-Up 2024 – F
Director: Michael Mann (Heat)
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin, Brock Yates (Screenplay)
Cast
- Adam Driver (65)
- Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
- Shailene Woodley (Fault in Our Stars)
- Giuseppe Festinese
Plot: Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Runtime: 2 Hours 10 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Ferrari starts as we see how Enzo Ferrari (Driver) is pushing to make his fleet of cars the best in racing. However, he is finding the funding difficult with the sales of his vehicles slowing up. Along with his wife Laura (Cruz), he must figure out how to turn his enterprise into an empire.
It all leads to him pushing his drivers to take part in one of the biggest and most dangerous races. However, it will cost him something more than he could ever imagine.
Verdict on Ferrari
Ferrari is a biopic following Enzo Ferrari’s challenging years while trying to make an impact in the racing world. However, he is dealing with personal problems and his mindset on achieving everything. Even if it comes at a cost.
This is a biopic that doesn’t seem as engaging as many others from recent years. We have had a lot of racing ones that have been a lot more interesting than this one. This spends a lot of time dealing with his personal life, which isn’t as exciting as the racing life. Even if his biggest moment involves a massive tragedy that reshaped racing. It would have been a lot more interesting to see more of the aftermath of that moment and how much it changed everything.
Where to Watch
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Final Thoughts – Ferrari is a slow biopic that doesn’t give us the interesting side of the man.
