Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans. This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse, and the development of a new car that changed racing.
A solid documentary chronicling the famous Ford vs Ferrari rivalry at Le Mans in the 1960s. The story itself is inherently compelling — corporate ego, motorsport tragedy, and engineering innovation — and the film captures it with decent archival footage and talking heads. Acting is not applicable in the traditional sense, but interview subjects are serviceable rather than revelatory. Cinematography relies heavily on archival material of variable quality, though some race footage is genuinely thrilling. Novelty is moderate; while the subject is fascinating, the documentary approach is fairly conventional and the story was already known to motorsport enthusiasts. The ending wraps things up satisfactorily without particular flair.