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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Things I liked about this:
1. Simple story
2. Funny
3. A refreshingly short run time
4. Kieran Culkin
5. No astonishing revelation or climactic ending for the characters. It just kinda ends, which is cool
Do you like Gladiator? Well good news! You can watch something similar minus the compelling narrative, well-paced storytelling and emotional attachment to the characters. AND you'll also get cartoonish / stupid moments, and character deaths that have zero impact.
The narrative-whiplash makes it feel like there was another 30 mins to this that they cut out, which may have led to some character development. But I am not advocating for another 2.5-3 hour movie.
I was not a fan of over-the-top, gory horrors. And I am still not. The director is Irish though, so that's nice.
If you are a fan of these films, you will probably enjoy it. It doesn't stray very far from the premise. And there are some outrageously gross sequences.
I don't want to be a negative guy (2024 resolution perhaps), so I'll start with the good things about this movie.
1. Adam Driver
2. Cool shots of old Ferraris and Maseratis racing through Italy.
3. Decent performance from Penelope Cruz
4. Not shying away from the brutality of car racing in that era.
The rest of the film is garbage. I'll start with the accents. Unfortunately it was decided the characters should speak English with Italian accents. Italian accents…