Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
What does it take to be the fastest? From award-winning filmmaker Mark Neale, comes Fastest, a spectacular maximum-speed, full-length documentary delving deep into the world of MotoGP™. This thrilling documentary, narrated by Ewan McGregor, highlights the thrills, spills and incredible commitment and courage the sport demands of it stars. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and never before seen angles, interviews and insight, this truly cinematic experience charts the exhilarating highs, crushing lows, career-threatening crashes and spectacular comebacks, including Rossi’s 41 days turn around to race following a leg shattering crash.
Fastest is a competent but fairly conventional sports documentary that follows the expected arc of MotoGP drama — crashes, comebacks, rivalries, and glory. The cinematography is genuinely exceptional, with stunning high-speed footage capturing the visceral intensity of MotoGP racing in ways rarely seen on film, which is the documentary's clear standout. Ewan McGregor's narration is serviceable but unremarkable. The structure follows a well-worn sports doc formula, offering little that distinguishes it beyond its subject matter and visual flair. The ending, while emotionally satisfying for fans of the sport, is predictable in its resolution. Novelty is limited — the film is a polished entry in a crowded genre of elite-sport documentaries without a truly distinctive voice or approach beyond access.