Review of Le Mans

Le Mans (1971)
3/10
Light on Plot
16 October 2006
Excellent racing sequences. Very realistic to the point of being more of a documentary. What this movie was lacking, however, was a plot. I can see much better racing coverage by watching a NASCAR or a Grand Prix Circuit race on a Sunday afternoon on the TV. They, too, have dashboard mounted cameras and zoom lenses. The problem is that anyone could have played McQueen's role because he didn't act and he hardly spoke. The result was a boring mess. Tried to be both a movie and a documentary but failed at both. Dialogue is important to a movie. Plots rely on the relationships and conflicts between the characters. This minimalist fare where what little dialogue there is is incomprehensible or implied through facial expressions gets tedious after awhile.
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