Two giants of the 1960's car industry, the Italian luxury car manufacturer as well as undefeated world racing car company, Ferrari and the American Ford Motor Company sat together for merger talks at the recommendation of the young Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal).
When Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girrone), refuses to sell to the American Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) sets in motion a technological war to defeat Ferrari in the 1966 world prestigious 24 Hours Le Mans car race.
To design a winning racecar, Ford enlists the only American driver to have ever won at Le Mans, Texan car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon). At the suggestion of Shelby, Ford reluctantly assumed also the boisterous and hot-tempered Ken Miles (Christian Bale), a British technical genius and maniac car racer.
Matt Damon and Christian Bale deliver powerful renditions as friends and collaborators who posses unequaled determination and ambition.
Known for his physically transformative performances, Bates had to lose significant weight to portray Miles, just after gaining it for his role as former Vice President Dick Cheney in the feature Vice (2018).
Balancing the action and comedy, are the emotional counterpoints with Ken's wife Mollie Miles (Caitriona Balfe) and his endearing son Peter Miles (Noah Jupe).
The film is led by the confident direction and expertise of James Mangold known for his extensive film genre repertoire, including musical biopics (Walk the Line), westerns (3:10 to Yuma), superhero (Logan), and romantic-comedies (Kate and Leopold).
Technical craftsmanship takes center stage in Ford v Ferrari's old style Hollywood charm, mid-budget, based on true events film.
State-of-the-art, loud, propulsive sound design by David Giammarco and Donald Sylvester captures screeching tires while racing at 200 mph through dangerous
curves in the dark and torrential rain. Phedon Papamichael's visceral low to the ground and behind the wheel cameras and lensing transport one into the driver's seat. Racetrack scenes are phenomenally edited for maximum adrenaline by Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker, along with Marco Beltrami's effective score.
At a running time of 2h 32m, Ford v Ferrari is bolstered by Mangold's confident direction, riveting executions of racing mechanics and compelling performances.
A fun, thrilling ride for both racing fans and general audiences.
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