The latest from director Michael Mann is a weak entry in this year’s buzzy biopics.
Of all this years great man biopics (Oppenheimer,Maestro),Ferrariis the most traditional.
Its also the least interesting.
Adam Driver in ‘Ferrari’.Everett Collection
In an attempt to rally, he enters his racing team in the Mille Miglia with catastrophic results.
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Ferraricannot decide whether it wants to be a movie about racing or a movie about a man.
The thing aboutFerrariis that it feels like a biopic made during the studio era.
Penelope Cruz in ‘Ferrari’.NEON
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Cruz is, in fact, one of the only reasons for watching the movie.
In Cruzs hands, Laura is hungry, nearly starving and she devours anyone and anything in her path.
Perhaps the most miscast member of the ensemble is Woodley.
Shailene Woodley in ‘Ferrari’.NEON
The only place the movie actually kicks into gear is in the racing sequences.
But this is what I mean when I likenFerrarito a studio-era biopic.
The film does not valorize Ferrari, but it doesnt complicate him either.
Adam Driver in ‘Ferrari’.NEON
