Fresh
An entertaining movie with two solid performances that only occasionally stalls because of its sometimes heavy-handed treatment of Hunt and Lauda's differences.
Dave McGinn, Globe and Mail
Overview
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
Director and cast
- Ron Howard Director
- Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda
- Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt
- Olivia Wilde as Suzy Miller
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Marlene Lauda
- Natalie Dormer as Gemma
- Christian McKay as Lord Hesketh
- Tom Wlaschiha as Harald Ertl
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Clay Regazzoni
- David Calder as Louis Stanley
- Stephen Mangan as Alastair Caldwell
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Considering the subject matter, Rush delivers the expected visceral jolts; what's surprising is how endearing it is, even when its two protagonists are behaving like little more than boys with very fast toys.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
The script is another Peter Morgan special. Like, say, The Queen and Frost/Nixon, it's a speculative duet built around a moment of newsworthiness.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Fresh
If you don't already know the story of that season, lucky you; even now, it exerts a ridiculous thrill.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
Rush is an outsize Hollywood spectacle about two outsize personalities in conflict, a sleekly assembled thrill machine that makes up in excitement for what it lacks in nuance.
Dana Stevens, Slate
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