Movie Review – Rush

Ron Howard is the master of recreating history into an entertaining movie. He did it best with Apollo 13 — yes, that’s a true story for those who didn’t already know — but Rush is nearly as good. I’m a bigger space exploration fan than a racing fan. Either way, Rush is a compelling story that is well told by one of the storytelling masters.

The acting was spot on. Chris Hemsworth was the perfect choice for James Hunt. We get to see a little footage of the real Hunt at the end of the film. The physical similarities between him and Hemsworth are striking.

The filmography was fantastic, especially during the racing scenes.

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Best of all, the pacing was exactly what it needed to be. The film starts in the middle of the story and then backtracks to six years prior. The buildup to the dramatic scene adds tension, and the story keeps a good pace, giving us enough background without going overboard.

Personally, I enjoyed the movie, but I didn’t love it. But that’s only because I’m not a big racing fan. However, it’s impossible not to give this movie high marks based on how well it was directed.

Grade: A-

About The Peetimes: All of the peetimes work pretty well, so just take your pick. That said, the second peetime contains a crucial scene to the plot, but it is very easy to summarize.

I was very careful not to have any peetimes that included racing scenes.

There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Rush. (What we mean by Anything Extra)

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I’ve been using RunPee for a few years now and it’s basically a requirement of going to the movies for me. The best part of course are the “pee times” that give you cues, synopses and times for when you can pee without missing the most important parts of the movie. There is also information about the credits- length, extras and if there are any extra scenes at the wayyy end. Super helpful to just know that it is or isn’t worth staying. There is a timer function that will buzz your phone when it’s a good time to pee. I also appreciate that the app is very conscientious about it being an app you use in a theater- dark background, all silent alarms etc. I will always enjoy the experience of the theater even if I could watch things at home- but I’ve even used it at home to check for things like after credit scenes or other information too.

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Dan Gardner

Creator and developer of the RunPee app. When something doesn’t work right in the app it’s pretty much his fault. 🙂

Aspiring author. Would like to finish his “Zombie Revelations” trilogy if he could break away for working on RunPee and the cottage he’s building for RunPee Mom.