{"id":19605,"date":"2023-10-17T23:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T03:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19605"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:02:16","slug":"nyff-review-ferrari-loses-its-fight-for-first-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19605","title":{"rendered":"NYFF Review: “Ferrari” Loses its Fight for First Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wonderful thing about a biopic is that you don\u2019t have to have any invested interest into the subject to enjoy the product. Your interest in cars and their legacy won\u2019t get in the way of what you experience on the screen in <\/span>Ferrari<\/b>. Yet, unlike <\/span>Maestro<\/b> where superior filmmaking makes up for pitfalls of an untraditional biopic; Ferrari finds itself stuck in 1st gear when it comes to almost every aspect of its story. So, let\u2019s unpack a little bit of what keeps Ferrari from going the speed it needs to be at.<\/span><\/p>\n

After never excelling as a driver, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) went into the production business along with his wife Laura (Pen\u00e9lope Cruz) creating one of the world\u2019s most sought after sports car brands. But it isn\u2019t an easy company to keep afloat. After years of personal and business woes, life seems to be falling apart for Enzo. His already fraught marriage is coming apart at the seams, the company is threatened with possible bankruptcy, and rival competitor Maserati is about to break speed records held by Ferrari.<\/p>\n

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Enzo must pull out all the stops to overcome all these issues and more as the world famous Mille Milglia race approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is never clear what story <\/span>Ferrari <\/b>is trying to tell. Sure, plot wise you\u2019re watching a man attempt to save everything he holds dear (though the marriage part of that is questionable), but it has all but nothing to actually say. \u201cFight for what you love?\u201d \u201cAchieve your best at the sacrifice of others?\u201d \u201cThe impossible is never impossible?\u201d \u201cYour success is paved over the blood of those that fought for you?\u201d All of these can be slotted into the single slice of Ferrari\u2019s life, but none of them paint a positive picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And before you tell me that your protagonist doesn\u2019t need to be a hero, or a good person, I 100% agree. But <\/span>Ferrari<\/b> does not paint its namesake in any other light than a person to root for. You see all his faults, all his insecurities, all his terrible ways up front. Though, it doesn\u2019t stop the film from presenting itself as his most avid supporter.<\/p>\n

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There is a balance that is never struck, a roadway that is never paved, an off-ramp that is never marked to help guide the audience properly through this tale.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, I\u2019m no linguistics expert and undoubtedly people will think otherwise, but an entire movie resting on the performance of its lead portraying an older Italian man\u2013 fails. Both Adam Driver and Shailene Woodley sound like they are doing bad Russian accents instead of Italian.<\/p>\n

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Even if you think they sound authentic, the thickness and cadence of Driver\u2019s performance is more distracting than anything else. It all adds an extra layer of awkwardness to an already awkward movie. Layer on some odd CGI visuals and <\/span>Ferrari<\/b> becomes an exercise in asking, \u201cwhat is happening?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That all being said, while he isn\u2019t exceptional in the sense of deserving an award, Patrick Dempsey ends up pulling off his Italian persona well enough to the point I started asking myself if it really was Dempsey or just a leathery Italian actor who just looks a lot like him. No performance in <\/span>Ferrari<\/b> screams award winning, but Dempsey\u2019s presence (for as little of it there is) brings an aurora of class to a film that doesn\u2019t know what it wants to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

We all go through tough times and think there is no way any good will comes out of it. And maybe you can say that <\/span>Ferrari<\/b> is trying to tell you not to give up, but any part of the lives of those who lived it are not comparable to everyone else. There is no way I can fathom a world where a film about one of the most recognizable names in the world could equate to anything cathartic or tangible for someone paying $20 to watch it. Ferrari stumbles from the gun to the flag, never finding the right line to ride.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Grade: C-<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s the trailer of the film.<\/strong><\/p>\n