Ford v. Ferrari

"Ford v. Ferrari" is just about the perfect film - according to this author. He's confident that the movie gets the 1960's culture at Ford just right . . because his dad was one of Ford's junior executives at the time.

Ford cars were getting boring in the 60's and Henry Ford II wanted to shake things up. So he hired Carroll Shelby to help them build a race car, specifically to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.

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Shelby and his friend/racing driver, Ken Miles, were not exactly models of Ford Men. They clashed with the executives. In one memorable scene, Shelby educates Henry Ford II about race car drivers. (I enjoyed that, as I received a similar education from my son.)

"Ford v. Ferrari is the ultimate popcorn movie, an old-fashioned thriller with blinding speed scenes filmed in-camera, instead of mocked up via CGI. The result is a satisfying melange of buddy film, corporate intrigue yarn, international jet-set glimpse, and good ol’ American ingenuity."