RUSH / 2013 Ron Howard 123 Mins.

Featuring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, in the story of James Hunt and Nicky Lauda, the most physical and psychologically intense rivalry in F1 history.

For many years the professional auto racing scene has been absent from the movie theaters, and when I got a ear of Ron Howard directing a period F1 movie, believe me, I got giddy.

Could this be the one to finally do justice to this celebrity/kamikaze ridden sport? I was waiting for this movie for months, and finally this saturday night I bought two tickets at the local CineBistro, for this long awaited biopic.

This film touches on the personal, business and romantic lives of two parallel yet different race drivers. I always knew how keeping a perfect balance between technique and skill, passion and spirit could easily become the greatest challenge in the life of a world class race car driver, but this movie made me live that fight as real as could be.

The constant conveyance of the differences of personality of both english playboy Hunt and his methodical, brilliant opponent Lauda, portrays their ongoing feud while depicting their cherished shared obsession for winning. This story exemplifies the duality that each professional race driver deals with every time they jump in their car. Hemsworth and Brühl are a spot on cast for these talented and charismatic racing legends.

If complete regard for the road conditions, setup of the car, and a constant awareness of the next stage is not present, death is just around the next apex. The director definitely keeps that reality in focus, while bombing the audience with amazing cinematography, rapid action scenes, jaw-dropping true to reality computer graphics sequences and a soundtrack which will place the audience directly in the mid 70s race scene.

For the faithful adaptation of the mechanical, physical and psychological challenges of race car driving, this movie has earned a place in my Top 3 Car Movies list, and I am sure On The Road racing fans will watch it over and over again.