What’s Aged the Best?
Robert Duvall, craft, cast, and racing lessons
Robert Duvall's committed crew-chief performance is praised and argued to hold the movie together. Tom Cruise's hair and Nicole Kidman's curly hair are praised. Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall sharing serious scenes is praised in light of their later careers. John C. Reilly's Bucky is praised as an early version of Reed Rothchild. Cary Elwes is praised for reliably playing an antagonist. Tom Cruise's unconvincing drunk acting is enjoyed as comedy. The movie's racing lessons about crew-chief trust, tires, team ownership, and driver temperament are praised. The wheelchair race is praised as more entertaining than the car races, including Rowdy batting away a nurse’s assistance.
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- Robert Duvall's committed crew-chief performance is praised and argued to hold the movie together.
- Tom Cruise's hair and Nicole Kidman's curly hair are praised.
- Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall sharing serious scenes is praised in light of their later careers.
- John C. Reilly's Bucky is praised as an early version of Reed Rothchild.
- Cary Elwes is praised for reliably playing an antagonist.
- Tom Cruise's unconvincing drunk acting is enjoyed as comedy.
- The movie's racing lessons about crew-chief trust, tires, team ownership, and driver temperament are praised.
- The wheelchair race is praised as more entertaining than the car races, including Rowdy batting away a nurse’s assistance.