Rushmovie review - CarAdvice
In Rush , director Ron Howard tells of the fierce rivalry in the 1976 Formula One racing season, as British driver James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) vie for the world championship. Hunt is the superbly talented playboy who drinks, smokes and beds his way through the season, seemingly driven by the sole need to defeat his archrival for the title. A genius at setting up his racing car, Lauda is portrayed as the polar opposite of Hunt – a cantankerous wizard largely shunned by other drivers. Hemsworth capitalises on his good looks and screen charm to nail the perfectly shallow Hunt, but Brühl’s performance as the no-nonsense Lauda is where Rush gets truly exceptional. Hunt ostensibly brands the Austrian an ‘asshole’ throughout the story – yet even before Lauda’s fiery inferno at the Nurburgring, Brühl has got you rooting for Lauda with equal measure to Hunt. In fact, Brühl was so keen to get the authenticity of his character correct that he met with Lauda on several occasions and spoke on the phone whenever he wasn’t sure on the detail. “Niki is probably the most undiplomatic man in the world, as you will see, he’s very blunt,” Brühl said of the legendary driver. Source: www.caradvice.com.au
