Gran Turismo (2023)
64KGran Turismo (2023). 2h 15m | PG-13
“I watched Gran Turismo early as part of Regalu0026#39;s Mystery Movie Monday. For some perspective, Iu0026#39;ve never watched professional racing or played Gran Turismo. And Iu0026#39;m generally not a fan of based-on-true-story against-all-odds movies. Theyu0026#39;re usually all the same.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe reason I say all this is to illustrate that the movie had to be really good to win me over. And it definitely does. Even though it goes through many of the same motions as these types of movies, it does it all so well. I was fully invested in the story, the characters and their outcomes. My crowd was really into it as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t speak to how the movie translates the game, but they creatively incorporate some cool visuals. It helps it feel like a video game movie as opposed to a movie about a video game. The race scenes are awesome, you really feel like youu0026#39;re there. I like the cast, with the two leads being the obvious standouts. And there are some really heartfelt moments.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI had a great time with Gran Turismo. Itu0026#39;s definitely a movie you want to see on a premium screen (IMAX, Dolby Atmos, etc). I think most people will like it, gamer or not, race fan or not, old, young, etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(1 viewing, early screening Mystery Movie Monday 7/24/2023)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs a side note, Iu0026#39;m really hoping weu0026#39;ve turned a corner with video game movies, similar to what happened to super hero movies in the early 2000u0026#39;s. I really enjoyed Sonic 1 and 2, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in contention for my favorite movie of the year.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is still so much potential. If they continue down the super hero path, then someone like Christopher Nolan will take a property and show what can truly be done. My dream would be for Metroid to be the Dark Knight trilogy of video game movies.”
