Faster (2003)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Mark Neale

Writer:

Mark Neale (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Two wheels. 200MPH. Every man for himself.

Plot:

The first film to go inside the MotoGP world since television took a sport watched by a few thousand...

Plot Keywords:

Motogp | Motorcycle | Racing

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Narrator (voice)
Valentino Rossi	...	Himself
Max Biaggi	...	Himself
Garry McCoy	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Bennet	...	Himself
Jeremy Burgess	...	Himself
Loris Capirossi	...	Himself
Carlos Checa	...	Himself
Peter Clifford	...	Himself
Dr. Claudio Costa	...	Himself
Mick Doohan	...	Himself
John Hopkins	...	Himself
Olivier Jacque	...	Himself
Hamish Jamieson	...	Himself
Eddie Lawson	...	Himself
Bob MacLean	...	Himself
Lou Martin	...	Himself
Trevor Morris	...	Himself
Tad Pilati	...	Himself
Wayne Rainey	...	Himself
Kenny Roberts	...	Himself
Phil Roe	...	Himself
Graziano Rossi	...	Himself
Julian Ryder	...	Himself
Kevin Schwantz	...	Himself
Michael Scott	...	Himself
Barry Sheene	...	Himself
Phillippe Vidal	...	Himself
Gemma Voces	...	Herself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and sports related accidents.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Dorna Sports S.L.

Quotes:

Valentino Rossi: The 500 is another world. The bike come from another world.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-05-28)" (2006)

Decent but Bias

I am happy about someone putting out a quality production about my favorite sport. But as usual it is a 2 hour long lets fluff Rossi'S ego documentary.

I found the movie to be very bias in the sense that only Biaggi has been the only consistent form of competition to Rossi, yet he is the only rider that was slandered in the whole movie...and repeatedly. What is up with that? Why did the movie need to take sides about any of the riders. I can understand highlighting there rivalry and giving Rossi due credit as World Champion, but at the expense of the only other good rider in the series? I am disappointed in that, and disappointed that the movie is riding the Rossi bandwagon. We were hoping for a deeper picture. One that explored the politics, technology, and lives of the people involved. The movie also spent considerable time showcasing two riders that haven't proven to warrant such attention. If you are a Rossi fan and don't mind hearing the same old "hail Rossi" propaganda then this movie is for you. For me... I am not a Rossi fan...the movie left me un-fulfilled.