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It's only "rebels, lunatics and dreamers" that decide to get behind the wheel and race for a living, so quips Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) in the early moments of Ron Howard's "Rush," and there's an undeniable logic to his observation. For who else would willingly strap themselves into a fiberglass frame, powered by a 500-horsepower engine to drive at unimaginable speeds around a racetrack, where even the faintest hint of a wrong move could end your life? And who else would embrace the odds where at the beginning of each race year, it's known that an average of two drivers will die out of a field of twenty-five? Well, Lauda is one of those people, as is Englishman James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), and together they made worldwide headlines for their intense rivalry and passion for the sport. Howard's film matches that fuel-injected devotion in a film that goes beyond mere sports biopic to tale of two men forged by gasoline, jumpsuits and ambition.

But before they even traded barbs for the cameras and press, they were butting heads as amateurs. The film wisely spends time on the Formula 3 and Formula 2 circuit as both Lauda and Hunt make their name and raise their profiles while keeping a close eye on each other's successes and failures. Ironically, though they later were almost instant foes, Lauda and Hunt shared similar backgrounds, both coming from families of money and privilege and trading in an easy life riding on that success to chase the dream of zooming past a checkered flag. And that's where the similarities end, because in almost every other manner, the two couldn't be more different. Hunt is a dashing, handsome playboy who rules behind the wheel by facing death without blinking, driving with his heart first and reason second. Meanwhile, Lauda admits if he had more talent, he'd earn money doing something else. But as it is, he approaches shifting gears with a scientific, logical mind and a rigorous ethic that leaves no room for anything but a strict discipline in all aspects of his life in order to become a Formula 1 champion.

The script by Peter Morgan—in his second collaboration with Howard after "Frost/Nixon" (they are also working together on the director's next film, "In The Heart Of The Sea" once again starring Hemsworth)—builds this foundation with a measured opening act that is confident, even if it follows the general template for this kind of film. But it pays off, because once the picture enters the second act, that groundwork is a rich foundation allows "Rush" to elevate beyond its genre trappings. From the middle of the film onward, the narrative zeroes in on the 1976 Formula 1 race season, which fans will already know was all about the neck-and-neck Lauda and Hunt showdown for the title of World Champion. But even if you don't know your fan belts from spark plugs, it's not long until you're pulled into this undeniably riveting tale (which we won't spoil here if you don't know what happens).


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