Ford v Ferrari to know each other. However, by that point we have yet Music by: Brian Tyler; Breton Vivian to learn where the story is set, or her or Will’s ages, or Sound: Dave McMoyler even basic details about their families. Some of these Music Supervisor: Tracy McKnight questions are never answered. Editing: Angela Catanzaro The film also skirts around details of every other Art Direction: Kelly Curley character apart from Stella and Will, including their Costumes: Rachel Sage Kunin friends and family. Occasionally these secondary Production Design: Tony Fanning characters will introduce some piece of backstory that MPAA rating: PG-13 informs their behavior. Because we’ve spent so little time Running time: 116 minutes with them, however, that information makes no impact, even when it’s clearly meant to have resonance. REVIEWS This storytelling choice also leaves the movie feeling Barker, Andrew. Variety. March 14, 2019. one-sided. Stella’s life is marked by personal tragedy as Bramesco, Charles. Little White Lies. March 17, 2019. well as medical issues, but her family—who surely have Johnson, Ally. The Playlist. March 14, 2019. been affected by both—barely appear, which means their perspective is given no importance. When Stella makes Lowry, Brian. CNN.com. March 15, 2019. some impulsive decisions later in the film, the impact of McCahill, Mike. The Guardian. March 22, 2019. those decisions on her parents (the ones paying her Nashawaty, Chris. Entertainment Weekly. March 14, 2019. medical bills) is never considered. Baldoni makes Stella’s O’Sullivan, Michael. Washington Post. March 15, 2019. actions seem liberating and empowering, when even the Phillips-Carr, Chelsea. Globe and Mail. March 15, 2019. slightest scrutiny would reveal how selfish they actually Walsh, Katie. Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2019. are. Yoshida, Emily. Vulture. March 15, 2019. Five Feet Apart wants to dig into the lives of characters suffering from Cystic Fibrosis, something it QUOTES has in common with The Fault in Our Stars, which Љ Љ explored the complex emotional lives of teenagers with Will: It’s just life, It’ll be over before you know it. cancer. The setup here, though, with its specific limita- tions and inherent drama, is really just an excuse to TRIVIA watch its stars fall in adorable, doomed love with each Much of Cole Spouce’s (Will) artwork is penned by Caesar other. The film seems interested only in that premise, Meadows, a New Orleans based graphic artist known for his and not in developing its characters or setting beyond local comic strip, Mumbeaux Gumbo. anything other than a simple sketch. It becomes a problem to the point where the story defies logic, and fails to be captivating enough for viewers to suspend their disbelief. FORD V FERRARI They took the american dream for a ride. Abby Olcese —Movie tagline Box Office: $117.5 Million CREDITS Rarely does a film deliver precisely what is promised Stella: Haley Lu Richardson in its title. However, Ford v Ferrari provides exactly that. Will: Cole Sprouse This is a tale of sheer determination and ingenuity Poe: Moises Arias overcoming insurmountable odds to defeat a seemingly Nurse Barb: Kimberly Hebert Gregory unbeatable adversary. In short, this is the matter that Dr. Noor Hamid: Parminder K. Nagra makes up the American Dream, or, as Mick LaSalle Origin: United States wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, although Ford v Language: English Ferrari Љcould have just been a sports movie, dramatiz- Released: 2019 ing and interesting chapter in racing,Љ instead, the film Љ Љ Production: Cathy Schulman, Justin Baldoni; CBS Films Inc., becomes a tale of souls battling the soulless. Wayfarer Entertainment; released by Lionsgate Director James Mangold’s film tells the story of the Directed by: Justin Baldoni battle between the specialized car company Ferrari and Written by: Mikki Daughtry; Tobias Iaconis the behemoth Ford Motor Company desire to beat the Cinematography by: Frank G. DeMarco Italian carmaker at France’s endurance racing event, 24 MAGILL’S CINEMA ANNUAL 123 Ford v Ferrari Hours of Le Mans. When the film opens in the mid- CREDITS 1960s, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts), the eldest grandson Carroll Shelby: Matt Damon of the company’s founder, is rebuffed by Enzo Ferrari Ken Miles: Christian Bale (Remo Girone) in his attempt to but the Italian Lee Iacocca: Jon Bernthal company. Infuriated by the rejection, Ford vows to defeat Mollie Miles: Caitriona Balfe Ferrari at the race in Le Mans. To achieve this, Ford Leo Beebe: Josh(ua) Lucas turns to former racer, turned car designer Carrol Shelby Origin: United States (Matt Damon) to construct a car capable of defeating Language: English, Italian, French, Japanese Ferrari. Shelby then insists that capricious driver Ken Released: 2019 Miles (Christian Bale) serve as the anchor for the newly Production: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, James Mangold; constructed racing team. Chernin Entertainment; released by Twentieth Century Fox Although Mangold does do a solid job working Directed by: James Mangold from a strong script from screenwriters Jez Butterworth, Written by: James Mangold; Jez Butterworth; John-Henry John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller, the strength Butterworth; Jason Keller of the work of the cast is the (ahem) driving force behind Cinematography by: Phedon Papamichael the success of Ford v Ferrari. Bale delivers a performance Music by: Marco Beltrami; Buck Sanders that is both nuanced and blunt at the same time. As Sound: David Giammarco; Donald Sylvester Jesse Hassenger describes it in The A.V. Club, Bale’s Editing: Andrew Buckland; Michael McCusker; Dirk Westervelt performance Љmakes it clear that while Ken can be Art Direction: Maya Shimoguchi disagreeable, he comes about it honestlyЉ and there is Costumes: Daniel Orlandi something heartfelt and identifiable about that. Similarly, Production Design: François Audouy Damon’s portrayal of Shelby showcases a man trying to MPAA rating: PG-13 prove he has more to offer than simply racing the best Running time: 152 minutes car money can buy. Through the depiction of these two men and their shared quest for redemption and glory, REVIEWS Ford v Ferrari becomes, as Todd McCarthy wrote in the Burr, Ty. Boston Globe. November 14, 2019. Hollywood Reporter,aЉfull-bodied and exciting true-life Frederick, Candice. The Wrap. November 13, 2019. story in which the men behind the wheels are just as Hassenger, Jesse. The A.V. Club. November 12, 2019. dynamic as the machines they drive.Љ LaSalle, Mick. San Francisco Chronicle. November 11, 2019. That, essentially, is the heart of the film. As LaSalle Macdonald, Moira. Seattle Times. November 14, 2019. Љ further observed, Ford v Ferrari is an emotional film Morgenstern, Joe. Wall Street Journal. November 14, 2019. that will appeal even to those with no interest in racing, Scott, A.O. New York Times. November 14, 2019. because, ultimately, [it] is about art versus commerce, Travers, Peter. Rolling Stone. November 13, 2019. devotion versus cynicism, and inspiration versus Turan, Kenneth. Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2019. Љ deadness. Furthermore, the skill with which the tale is Zacharek, Stephanie. Time. November 15, 2019. told showcases the fact that the characters behind these machines can be just as exciting as the cars themselves. QUOTES Also of particular note is the work of sound editor Carroll Shelby: ЉWe’re lighter, we’re faster, and if that don’t Donald Sylvester, which, as Tony Maglio noted in work, we’re nastier.Љ TheWrap, Љinstantly grips you to your seat as [you] watch a confident Bale burn metal and zip past…competitors, TRIVIA proving the Ford naysayers wrong.Љ This makes for a According to actor Matt Damon, Christian Bale had to lose truly immersive experience that was rewarded with a seventy pounds before filming began. Bale had previously well-deserved Oscar®. gained a lot of weight for his role in Vice (2018) and had about seven months to lose it all to play the lean race car While this film could have been little more than an driver, Ken Miles. Damon inquired of Bale how he effective sports film in less capable hands, Mangold’s managed to lose all the weight, to which Bale replied that sure-handed direction coupled with stellar performances he simply didn’t eat. Damon said he was impressed by from both Damon and Bale (in particular) allows Ford v Bale’s monk-like discipline. Ferrari to transcend the confines of the genre to become AWARDS a blistering, exciting tale of David versus Goliath that entertains even if you don’t know the first about cars, or Oscars 2019: Film Editing, Sound FX Editing racing them for that matter. British Acad. 2019: Film Editing Nominations: Michael J. Tyrkus Oscars 2019: Picture, Sound 124 MAGILL’S CINEMA ANNUAL.