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"Rush:" I know this is late to the party, but�

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It's a gripping drama w/the merits--- mainly the acting--- overcoming the sizable hurdle of the clich�s. Daniel Bruhl indeed is a fine Lauda, a complex character who chose his career for the fortune, not love. His polar opposite, in temperament and motivation, portrayed by Hemsworth, also is a character not-so-easily-understood.
What drives men voluntarily to risk their lives when the odds are so horrific? And when terribly disfigured, what leads a man to continue? Certainly, Lauda's stated motivation no longer played a factor in his return?
Olivia Wilde, as Bruhl's wife, was stunning, conveying intelligence and feeling with her beauty.
The race scenes were dramatic, though not as excellent cinematographically as I might have hoped.
Bruhl indeed is a fine actor, having convincingly portrayed the charming Nazi sharp-shooting hero in "Inglorious Basterds."

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Too late? Hardly! - Victor Khomenko 12:50:11 06/20/14 (7)
I normally follow at least two years behind. Watching Zero Dark Thirty right now... :(

Added Rush to my queue, so maybe see you next year? :)
- Call me sadistic . . . - Billy Wonka 08:36:41 06/23/14 (3)
  The way she opened the film with a black screen and actual phone calls from WTC put me in the mood of having no sympathy for the torture victim. I guess I was well manipulated by the way she put together.
  
  (The torture victim was the Arab killer from a season of "Spiral".)
  - Always works better... - Victor Khomenko 10:33:30 06/23/14 (2)
    ...when the interrogators are recruited from the victims' relatives.
    
    It is a known fact that the interrogation time gets cut by a factor of 10, nd the volume of information goes up by about the same ratio.
    
    But most commonly the job is given to someone who doesn't give a damn. At 5pm he turns the lights off and goes home.
    - The scariest study I've ever read was about just that: torturers typically - tinear 08:58:02 06/25/14 (1)
      view it as an occupation; they go home, eat dinner, watch tv, kick the dog or the wife, have "normal" lives. The power of cognitive dissonance and deflection ("I'm just following orders, doing my job").
      - During Stalin era... - Victor Khomenko 07:30:35 06/26/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The scariest study I've ever read was about just that: torturers typically posted by tinear on June 25, 2014 at 08:58:02
        
        ...when torture and murders were so widespread, there were numerous stories of such people.
        
        Some notable examples included a guy who personally executed up to 500 people EACH DAY. He had a family, children, he would leave for work in the morning and return in time for dinner. Looked perfectly normal.
- Let us know how you like ZDT. nt - tinear 13:42:30 06/20/14 (2)
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  - It was very hard to watch after the Homeland - Victor Khomenko 15:30:38 06/22/14 (1)
    It felt like a remake, so that spoiled the impression.
    
    Reminded me of the FMJ/Platoon situation.
    
    Overall I was not crazy about the fast paced action, I would have preferred a slower but more deliberate one, but that may be an old fart in me speaking. The ending was done with good care, I thought, with enough respect for human lives, and I liked that.
    
    I don't think one can expect truly fine film making in such a subject-dominated work, so overall it is a very respectable effort, but I am afraid the intricacies of the chase will be lost on the less informed viewers due to neck-straining pace.
    
    I did not like Gandolfini bit at all.
    - I thought the pace was perfect, not as manic as "Black Hawk Down" or the recent, "Lone Survivor." - tinear 20:24:19 06/22/14 (0)
      Not a great film but a step above a popcorn one?

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