POSITIVES:
1) Adam Driver is incredible here. He really carries the whole film by appearing in almost every scene and giving a really masterful performance. It should be said that the supporting cast are also very good 2) The driving scenes are filmed very well by Mann who doesn't try and make them too glossy. They're loud and intense and have you gripping your seat. I was also extremely shocked, in a good way, by how he filmed the major accident towards the end 3) I really liked the fact that the film wasn't a traditional biopic that attempted to tell the entire life story of Enzo Ferrari. Instead, it focuses only on one summer in 1957. Having this narrow minded focus made it much easier to engage with what was happening because the time frame wasn't constantly changing like it does in most biopics
NEGATIVES:
1) One downside of the film focusing on only one isolated period is that the ending feels quite abrupt, because there are so many loose threads left unresolved that we have to get some text on screen at the end to explain what happens 2) There were multiple occasions where the fake Italian accents of the actors noticeably slipped somewhat 3) The first hour or so of the film I found to be quite a slog. There's a lot of stage setting for things to come and also lots of introductions to side characters who don't really become memorable and lead to lots of instances where I was losing track of who was who.
1) Adam Driver is incredible here. He really carries the whole film by appearing in almost every scene and giving a really masterful performance. It should be said that the supporting cast are also very good 2) The driving scenes are filmed very well by Mann who doesn't try and make them too glossy. They're loud and intense and have you gripping your seat. I was also extremely shocked, in a good way, by how he filmed the major accident towards the end 3) I really liked the fact that the film wasn't a traditional biopic that attempted to tell the entire life story of Enzo Ferrari. Instead, it focuses only on one summer in 1957. Having this narrow minded focus made it much easier to engage with what was happening because the time frame wasn't constantly changing like it does in most biopics
NEGATIVES:
1) One downside of the film focusing on only one isolated period is that the ending feels quite abrupt, because there are so many loose threads left unresolved that we have to get some text on screen at the end to explain what happens 2) There were multiple occasions where the fake Italian accents of the actors noticeably slipped somewhat 3) The first hour or so of the film I found to be quite a slog. There's a lot of stage setting for things to come and also lots of introductions to side characters who don't really become memorable and lead to lots of instances where I was losing track of who was who.