Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story 2023 [alternative name Gran Turismo] by AverageMansReviews

Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story 2023 [alternative name Gran Turismo] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/bodily functions/vehicles crashing/burning/medical

From Wales to France with a little bit of ginger in the mix: in summary; Jann Mardenborough [Archie Madekwe:] a highly skilled Gran Turismo player with aspirations to be a professional racer, but as luck should have it you get given this opportunity to fulfil his dream, by Danny Moore [Orlando Bloom:] he is a motorsports marketing executive for Nissan, that comes up with the crazy idea to put in short a highly skilled Gran Turismo player in a racing car, based on an untapped potential market for Nissan, after receiving some backing under one condition, he someone to sign this off from a legal perspective as in they were highly trained to begin with, so that is what he does. He finds Jack Salter [David Harbour:] he is an ex-professional driver/trainer/mechanic with a grizzly comical sarcastic outlook, at first he declines based on basically he thinks it is stupid, but he changes his mind after he walks out of his previous job for being made to look stupid, he wants the final say, they runs this GT Academy with these 10 qualified GT highly skilled videogame drivers from different parts of the world including Mardenborough.

Generally speaking: the framework and the pacing of this 134 minutes film is good, but it does find another gear with Salter being part of the film, which he is as I have already indicated grizzly comical sarcasm that enjoys listening to Black Sabbath and don’t worry you will experience a little of Black Sabbath and for the action/art using the old yet reliable sports training montages never seems to get old as long as you know how to use them properly as this film does. Now this is where the art comes into effect at points through this film in a rough description Mardenborough could be playing GT at home and the car could be assembling well around him or/and disassembling later on but he is in the car [in his mind's eye remembering things] this assembling/disassembling is smoothly, immersive and captivatingly done, there is another driving/game sequence which has it's like comical undertone, meaning it is a serious situation, but it does have elements of the comical tone. I was just thinking I would make reference to this, it just in case someone came back to me and said you didn't make reference to such and such [well there you go.]

Character developments and performances; well I'm not sure if I have made this crystal clear yet, but David Harbour as Jack Salter should at the very least be in with a small shout of being nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting actor, he just takes this character and runs with it, yes there is free-flowing chemistry between him and Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough and as a partnership they lead this cast flawlessly and behind them there good character developments and performances to match. Now I should explain my ginger reference Geri Halliwell/Geri Horner as [Lesley Mardenborough:] she is the wife to Steve [Djimon Hounsou] and the mother to Coby Mardenborough [Daniel Puig] and Jann. But for the younger donations are used to be known under a different alias "Ginger Spice" as a member of the girl/woman group Spice Girls [full disclosure I missed this, but the person to watch some others contend with point it out so the credit should go to this individual and on a quick side note this individual gives this film top marks.]

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; on reflection I have decided to award my full marks based on the impact of David Harbour as Jack Salter and there is a ongoing sequence through the first lot of credits.