Partner and I watched "Ferrari" last night. Two thumbs down [View all]
It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't goo, either.
It was a love triangle with fast cars.
It only covers 1957 and what was going on in his life that year. So, it feels a bit disconnected from a coherent narrative.
Adam Driver's craft is always amazing. He certainly seems to be a very good Enzo from what I've seen in news footage and photos.
The two female leads were also excellent, as was the child who played Pietro Ferrari, Enzo's bastard son.
Also, I have to reluctantly admire the special effects in the accident scenes . They are completely horrifyingly "real". I don't know how they did it.
But, ultimately, what were we supposed to get out of it?
Enzo Ferrari was a complicated guy, but everybody is, really.
He loved his wife. He also loved his mistress and her son (that he fathered)
The death of his first son, which destroyed his marriage, left he and his wife completely unable to deal with the pain.
On the professional side, Ferrari was bad with money.
Built beautiful cars, but couldn't stay profitable due to his old-fashioned thinking and way of doing things.
His test and race drivers died at an alarming rate.
Racing was just soooooo dangerous.
I asked my dad if he remembered hearing about the 1957 Mille Miglia. He said he was too young at the time.
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