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Played hookie today with the wife and saw it while the kids were at school. Gotta say, great movie. Having read the book its based on (Go Like Hell), the events were pretty well condensed into the not-so-short 2.5 hr run time. Christian Bale was stellar (unsurprisingly, the guy is a freaking chameleon!) and Matt Damon was pretty decent (I had some reservations, and even though he just looked like Matt Damon with a Texan accent and a cowboy hat, he nailed the no-BS "chicken farmer" Shelby). I had a little bit of trouble getting over Jon Bernthal (The Punisher, Walking Dead) as a buff Lee Iaccoca, the father of the minivan and Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) playing a more modern character. The action scenes/racing scenes were shot very well and reminded me of the Steve McQueen Le Mans, lots of real cars going, what looks like, a very high rate of speed, very little CG from what I can tell, even on the crashes.
Overall, great movie, even my wife (who's not a car person) enjoyed it.
Overall, great movie, even my wife (who's not a car person) enjoyed it.