Ford v. Ferrari Proves American Superiority Temporarily

Ford v. Ferrari (2019)

For a sport that I personally find very boring, racing has some great movies. Ford v. Ferrari got the best out of every actor to tell an impeccable story of a corporate rivalry that means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. Matt Damon puts forth his best performance since The Martian, and Christian Bale hasn’t shined like this since The Fighter. Also, Lee Iacocca is dancing in his grave about being portrayed by the very handsome and jacked Jon Bernthal, when Lee never looked anything close to Bernthal. Besides not looking like the actual people, the movie was awesome. Even though it was nearly two and a half hours, it was well paced and didn’t feel long. Each scene felt important to either Bale’s Ken Miles or Damon’s Carroll Shelby and their development. Shelby and Miles were by far the two most important characters, but the third was the Ford GT40. The car itself was treated better than most of the side characters by the script and given much more screen time than even Henry Ford II. The use of the car was critical to the pacing. At any point when more talking would bog down the movie, a race or test run occurred, ramping up the tension. Every driving scene was shot beautifully in such a way that it felt like the audience was driving. There were times when I was white knuckle on my armrest, imagining myself at the wheel. After the movie was over, I was very glad that I was going to another movie before I had to drive, or I would have gotten a speeding ticket. Even though it made me feel like Baker Mayfield, dangerous, I thoroughly enjoyed Ford v. Ferrari. It was an excellent story of true friendship, loyalty, and the fact that bosses are often useless and obstructive if they have never done what they are charged with leading. Overall, Ford v. Ferrari was another well-told sports story with depth and intrigue. I give Ford v. Ferrari 95 mph out of the 110 mph I wanted to drive on my way home.