Rush is a sports drama directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. The film is set in the 70's and tells the real life story of the rivalry between Formula 1 racers James Hunt (Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Brühl). I'll start off by saying that I have never seen Formula 1 racing in my life. I found it to be pretty uninteresting until watching this movie.
The film shows you how these two guys became rivals, and their relationship during the next few years. So the thing that makes this movie so great is the fact that it focuses on the two racers equally. Most films about rivalries tend to concentrate more on one characters than the other, and they also make the viewer root for only one of them. In this film you'll find yourself rooting for this two guys, since it shows you all the ups and downs BOTH of them went through during the events that happened here. Another aspect that is great is the rivalry itself. You get a sense of respect between the two of them, and both of them admired the other greatly. The racing sequences in this film were incredible. Every time one was about to start I got pumped, and you get an amazing sense of speed in every single one. The key thing that you get out of these scenes though is how dangerous Formula 1 racing really is. In one of the accidents shown in the film you see the driver in pain, and when the camera moves to his leg you can see the bone sticking out of the guys flesh. After watching this movie I definitely respect racers more, and I instantly got home and watched Formula 1 races on Youtube.
Rush is definitely a must see. Hemsworth and Brühl give great performances, and the racing sequences are simply amazing. The story about this rivalry is perfectly told, and balances both racers evenly. Rush gets a 4.5/5
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