Gran Turismo (2023)
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The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
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... Jann Mardenborough
... Jack Salter
... Danny Moore
... Steve Mardenborough
... Matty Davis
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Movie is really good, but there is one obvious flaw and one important condition:
Flaw: you'll have to endure every scene about Jann's relationships. With the parents it's just very predictable — just try to imagine, they didn't believe in him and persuaded to drop his dreams and find proper job. Of course, you know what will happen in the end. Okay, relationships with parents are always important, but WHY DID THEY ADD SCENES WITH THE GIRLFRIEND? Thanks for showing Tokyo during their weekend there, but I still can't understand the reason to add her in the first place — they didn't have conflicts, interesting dialogues or even support, really. I'm sure creators could invest time to more interesting and important topics.
But anyway, this flaw disappears in the shadow of other, actually important stuff. Racing.
So yeah, let's return to the condition: you have to love it when cars go BRRRRR. The main reason behind this movie is to sell you GT7 for your PS5, and believe me, after leaving the cinema, you'll at least check if there are any discounts for the game right now (yes, there are). Sound, shooting angles, tension during races — everything works perfectly and beyond! Just when you become bored, you'll be in for a surprise. When you want a new angle, you'll get it. When you forget who the sponsor of the movie is, you'll see graphics from the video game.
So, just believe me, if you love races, you have to go to the movie right now. Just select cinema with quality sound, please :)
And as a bonus, you'll get David Harbour, who's stealing absolutely every scene. Love him!
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Release Date:
2023-08-09
Run Time:
135 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Reviews of
Gran Turismo
Movie is really good, but there is one obvious flaw and one important condition:
Flaw: you'll have to endure every scene about Jann's relationships. With the parents it's just very predictable — just try to imagine, they didn't believe in him and persuaded to drop his dreams and find proper job. Of course, you know what will happen in the end. Okay, relationships with parents are always important, but WHY DID THEY ADD SCENES WITH THE GIRLFRIEND? Thanks for showing Tokyo during their weekend there, but I still can't understand the reason to add her in the first place — they didn't have conflicts, interesting dialogues or even support, really. I'm sure creators could invest time to more interesting and important topics.
But anyway, this flaw disappears in the shadow of other, actually important stuff. Racing.
So yeah, let's return to the condition: you have to love it when cars go BRRRRR. The main reason behind this movie is to sell you GT7 for your PS5, and believe me, after leaving the cinema, you'll at least check if there are any discounts for the game right now (yes, there are). Sound, shooting angles, tension during races — everything works perfectly and beyond! Just when you become bored, you'll be in for a surprise. When you want a new angle, you'll get it. When you forget who the sponsor of the movie is, you'll see graphics from the video game.
So, just believe me, if you love races, you have to go to the movie right now. Just select cinema with quality sound, please :)
And as a bonus, you'll get David Harbour, who's stealing absolutely every scene. Love him!
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-neill-blomkamps-gran-turismo-is-such-an-enjoyable-surprise/
"Gran Turismo is one of the most exciting surprises of the year! Being completely unaware of the inspirational true story on which the movie is based made it even more fascinating, engaging, and wildly exhilarating. Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski's score contains countless tracks loaded with extremely high levels of adrenaline that transform all racing sequences into moments of pure entertainment.
Exceptional performance by David Harbour, who commits himself to his role in such a way that, if the awards season started now and there was no clear dependence on marketing campaigns, the actor would be one of the frontrunners.
I strongly recommend not researching anything about the real story *before* the film, even if just to avoid dealing with the predictable, formulaic structure of this type of movie."
Rating: B+
Archie Madekwe is quite good here as the gamer Jann Mardenborough who entered a competition devised by Nissan marketing man Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom) to raise the profile of their sports cars in a league usually dominated by the likes of Porsche and Ferrari etc. There's a great degree of cynicism from the high-pressure, high-octane, industry that these glorified couch potatoes could ever make the grade, but with the help of slightly jaded but experienced coach Jack Salter (David Harbour) they decide to push these youngsters to their limits. What now ensues is based on fact, so we have little jeopardy to the ultimate denouement. That said, though, Neill Blomkamp manages to build the momentum well with some excellent action photography to get the adrenalin pumping. Neither Bloom nor Harbour are really here nor there, but the young Madekwe does manage to exude some of the grit and determination of his ambitious, fiercely competitive, and dedicated persona and it's been quite a while since I heard the dulcets of Enya emanate from a big screen. It does take a little while to get out of neutral - maybe just a bit too much familial scene setting to justify the fees of Geri Horner and Djimon Hounsou but once we escape that, the thing picks up entreatingly and is quite a thrill a times to watch. Definitely better on a big screen.
**Wrong in so many levels.**
Big fan of the game since PS1 till that day. Trailer gave me no thrills so i was expecting nothing but no! Way worse than trailer.
Guys ! Even GT (is a half-sim) has some reality way more than this. For starters Whats with the Hungaroring? Silverstone Academy is reverse Hungaroring, Le Mans (La Sarthe) is regular Hungaroring....
In racing there is no wiggly helmets; cars don't explodes, engines do, there are no spotters except ovals!; track races have qualies, you don't start in the middle of nowhere; you dont pass your opponent with down shifts and sudden throttle; GT3 cars are fast as any car on straights; Le Mans 24H doesn't finish at the last lap; it finishes at the end of 24 hours + 1 lap; Nurburgring is 20.83 km and if you crash in the middle of it nobody waves yellow flags in start-finish straight. I could have add more but i am already bored.
Good soundtrack, good cinematography, well blended CGI but no soul and no technical aspect. I don't even know how Yamauchi San gave his blessing to this as himself a real deal racing driver. Lastly this film is the second DRIVEN disaster IMO.(4/10)
Cast & Crew of
Gran Turismo
Cast
... Jann Mardenborough
... Jack Salter
... Danny Moore
... Steve Mardenborough
... Matty Davis
... Audrey
... Lesley Mardenborough
... Coby Mardenborough
... Nicholas Capa
... Patrice Capa
... Leah Vega
... Antonio Cruz
... Joo-Hwan Lee
... Klaus Hoffman
... Henry Evas
... Chloe McCormick
... Marcel Durand
... Persol
... Felix
... Kazunori Yamauchi
... Fredrick Schulin
... Akira Akiba
... Skeptical Nissan Board Member
... Senior Nissan Executive
... Jack Man Jones
... Capa Team Leader
... Avi Bhatt
... Clothing Customer
... Kid Playing at Gamer Cafe
... Percy
... Audrey's Friend
... Bonfire Guy
... Ciaran Cochrane
... James Wallace
... Instructor
... Kaz's Translator
... Race Coordinator GT Academy
... Dubai Racing Fan
... Dubai Racing Fan
... Race Marshall (Le Mans)
... Race Official (Le Mans)
... Female Chef
... Nissan Corporate Driver (Japan)
... Nissan Desk Clerk
... Germany Reporter
... Sarah Eaton
... Dubai Reporter
... Dubai Reporter
... Nissan Executive Translator
... Race Commentator
... Polyphony Employee, Japan
... Sushi Chef (uncredited)
... Thompson
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... Casting
... Editor
... Production Design
... Producer
... Director
... Stunt Driver
... Stunt Coordinator
... First Assistant Director
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Original Music Composer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Executive Producer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Assistant Art Director
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Art Direction
... Set Designer
... Executive Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Camera Operator
... Supervising Art Director
... Foley Artist
... Sound Effects Editor
... Set Decoration
... Art Direction
... Screenplay
... Executive Producer
... Costume Design
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Makeup & Hair
... Production Sound Mixer
... Art Direction
... Casting
... Hairstylist
... Stunt Driver
... Original Music Composer
... First Assistant Director
... Camera Operator
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Visual Effects Producer
... Casting
... Art Direction
... Producer
... Set Decoration
... Second Assistant Director
... Set Designer
... Casting Associate
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... Sound Effects Editor
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Set Designer
... Art Direction
... Set Designer
... Stunts
... Sound Designer
... Editor
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Artist
... Set Designer
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Casting Associate
... VFX Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Set Designer
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Set Designer
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Grip
... Casting Associate
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