I will be up front and say that I might not be the best
person to write about this movie. I’m not a huge fan of racing and don’t follow
it much. That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate those that do as well as those
that are involved in the sport. But fans will get much more out of this film
that I did.
The movie is about the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. SCORE is
the official off road racing organization behind this race which takes place in
Baja peninsula in the northwestern part of Mexico. It is the final race in a
four race tournament set by SCORE.
In 2005 director Dana Brown covered the race and its
contestants. Now he returns to cover the race in 2016 in order to release the
film in time for the 50th anniversary season in 2017. No stranger to
high speed sports Brown was also responsible for the film STEP INTO LIQUID
about the surfing world.
The movie describes the various styles of vehicles that
compete in the race, presents some background about the race and features many
of the notable drivers involved in this season. Each one tells their tale about
their involvement as well as their family traditions of competing in the race.
We also get to see them on the road doing what they do best.
If what you want to see are the vehicles on the road racing
at top speed then you’ll enjoy this movie. For me it jerked around too much and
I’m not talking about the cars themselves. The movie switches at breakneck
speed from one driver to the other and the interviews with each are just as
quick before moving to the next or to another car. The attention paid to their
families is negligible at best and only they’re involvement in the sport as
well. But sequences of speeding cars with decent soundtrack accompaniment is on
display in fast cut portions of the film and maybe that’s who this was made
for.
Don’t think of this as an introduction to the sport. If you
do you’ll be left with more questions than answers. Instead make this an item
that you give as a gift to someone already well aware of the race or the racing
fan who might find it interesting. As for the casual viewer my guess is you
won’t have a lot of fun with this one.
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