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Aug 21, 2023 · Advertisement. “Gran Turismo” is an uncommon yet familiar biopic, a video game-inspired narrative with unique strengths and recurrent weaknesses. For one, as Mardenborough likes to say, the property the film takes inspiration from isn’t a game; it’s a simulator. Players can customize vehicles to startling specific details through a ...
65% Tomatometer 228 Reviews 98% Audience Score 2,500+ Verified Ratings Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo ...
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Aug 24, 2023 · When the novelty of watching a gamer become a driver wears off, we’re left with an adequate racing drama in a medium built for so much more. Gran Turismo. Rated PG-13 for intense action and some ...
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Updated: Aug 11, 2023 1:34 pm
Posted: Aug 9, 2023 6:50 pm
Gran Turismo plays in select theaters beginning August 11, before opening wide August 25.
Gran Turismo is a slick, watchable hunk of cross-promotional pablum – a glorified infomercial with bona fide crowd-pleasing horsepower under the hood. What the movie is marketing is its own source material, the wildly popular series of racing video games that make up one of PlayStation's biggest franchises. On the off chance that anyone in the audience isn't already a fan, the film makes like the pushiest associate on the dealership floor, rattling off key features and waxing poetic about the genius of Polyphony honcho Kazunori Yamauchi (played onscreen by Takehiro Hira – though the actual Yamauchi turns up in a cameo as a sushi chef). Thankfully, the roar of engines eventually drowns out the sales pitch, though there's still room for some product placement between bursts of stirring sports-movie cliché.
This might be the first video game adaptation that's also based on a true story – namely, that of Jann Mardenborough, a British teenager who got the opportunity, in 2011, to convert his adolescence behind the virtual steering wheel (sold separately, and lovingly showcased in the movie) into a career of turning left at dangerously high IRL speeds. Gran Turismo plays fast and loose with the details of his unlikely Cinderella story, conforming it to a familiar beat-the-odds trajectory. Naturally, the first person young Jann (Archie Madekwe) has to prove wrong is his father (Djimon Hounsou), who has the nerve to gently suggest that being good at a driving game doesn't qualify him to drive real race cars.
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Gran Turismo has the hum of a modern blockbuster machine, but its storytelling mechanics are decidedly old-school. It's a rags-to-riches fairy tale simulator. Jann, the quintessential underdog, has to overcome not just his own doubts but also those of snooty European race royalty (they dub him "the gamer") and even his own naysaying pit crew. It's him versus the whole money-buys-ranking pro-racing establishment, though it's pretty rich positioning multinational behemoths Sony and Nissan as the scrappy little guys. The movie eventually goes full Ford PvP Ferrari with a climactic bid for respect at the world's most notoriously challenging race, 24 Hours of Le Mans.
What we're watching, ultimately, is a wish-fulfillment fantasy, albeit one drawn from the real-life leaderboards. Jann, whose hours upon hours of digital experience gives him a new outlook on racing (he can see lines to pass his professional competitors don't), is himself a walking, pedal-pressing commercial for the benefits of logging time with a controller. Not since "video games help with your hand-eye coordination" has the target demo been gifted a more convincing case for the tangible benefits of their pastime. Play enough games, Gran Turismo says, and maybe you too could have a future in motorsport! So long as those games, of course, boast the stunning graphics, amazingly realistic car mechanics, and endless customization options of Gran Turismo 7, now available for the low, low price of $49.69.
Not since "video games help with hand-eye coordination" have gamers been gifted a more convincing case for the tangible benefits of their pastime
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District 9 director Neill Blomkamp brings an appealing speed and cornball enthusiasm to his first video game adaptation, based on both the popular PlayStation racing series and the true story of a fan who traded the virtual steering wheel for a real one. The film is pure sports-movie hokum, done with just enough conviction (much of it courtesy of D...
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This adaptation of the best-selling PlayStation franchise is fun enough, when it's not trying to sell you a video game you probably already own.
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The racing scenes are well-staged and use CGI in an effective way to showcase the video game elements. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 2, 2024. Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story, the ...
Aug 8, 2023 · ‘Gran Turismo’ Review: A Race-Car Drama Dazzling Enough to Put the Audience in the Driver’s Seat Director Neill Blomkamp makes his best film in telling the true story of a gamer-turned-driver.
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