I've heard great reviews and from what I've seen so far (about 30 minutes), it's excellent. Lots and lots of archival footage from the Senna family, the F1 archives, Bernie's personal stuff, interviews with the man himself, etc. It's not splashy (thank god Hollywood didn't go with their proposed version of having Antonio Banderas play Ayrton, yeesh), it's a rather intimate, slow-paced portrait of Senna's career.
I read Prost vs. Senna not too long ago and it's fascinating to see played out on film. I forgot what a maestro Senna was in the rain, I watched a bit about the '84 race in Monaco. Senna was in his 8th F1 race, driving for Toleman-Hart. The car was crap, he qualified 13th and then just started scything through the field like it was a Sunday afternoon drive through the countryside. He passed Niki Lauda like he was standing still and was closing in on Prost (who was waving his arms at the stewards to stop the race), and passed him just as Prost crossed the finish line as they waved the red flag and ended the race. Three more laps and he would have done the impossible: Passed 12 cars at Monaco and won. That simply can't be done...
I'll post a full review once I'm finished watching it, but has anyone else seen it yet?
