Ford v Ferrari

3 1/2 Stars (out of 4)

This enjoyable based-on-a-true-story racing movie runs a little long, but it manages to keep up a good, breezy pace, focusing more on pure entertainment than on trying to be dutifully "important." In Ford v Ferrari, race car driver Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) wins the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans race but is forced to retire because of a heart condition. Meanwhile, at the Ford Motor Company, Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) proposes that the company start making race cars, as a way to improve their image with younger drivers. An attempt to partner with Ferrari goes south, so they hire Shelby to build their car. Shelby, in turn, hires Ken Miles (Christian Bale), a talented but volatile driver, to help work out the bugs... (More)

Top Ten Christian Bale Movies

1. The New World
2. Henry V
3. I'm Not There
4. The Dark Knight
5. Rescue Dawn
6. The Prestige
7. 3:10 to Yuma
8. Empire of the Sun
9. Ford v Ferrari
10. The Fighter

1. The Irishman
2. Doctor Sleep
3. One Cut of the Dead
4. The Lighthouse
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. Parasite
7. Primal
8. The Current War: Director's Cut
9. Harriet
10. Pain & Glory

3:10 to Yuma (2007)