FuzzyTagz
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Isaac Vargas
I've seen this documentary 3 times now, and the reason I keep coming back is because it has the ability to stir my emotions, it helps me when I'm feeling down, you just can't help and feel connected with Senna, he's such a charismatic person.
carbuff
Outstanding documentary whether or not you like or know anything about car racing. I am very into cars and went into this film with a decent amount of knowledge about F1 and Senna, but I watched it with three other people who didn't know anything at all about the subject matter, and all of us found this documentary to be compelling. As a matter of fact, I think the other members of my audience actually liked the film more than I did. I put off watching this for quite a while, because I wasn't sure that I wanted to spend more than an hour and a half watching a story I basically knew, but it wound up being time well spent due to the extra insights provided. I might be, however, the only person who came away from this film with a worse impression of Senna than I had going in. To me personally, he came off as a bit of a prima donna who took excessive risks with his own and other driver's lives, although, prior to watching this film, I did not realize how much of a role religion apparently played in his willingness to push the limits. He is certainly not anyone I would have liked to have raced against. Despite his denials about feeling invincible, he very much seemed to believe that God was protecting him, and this belief, combined with his ruthlessly competitive nature and his extraordinary skills, I think made him a significant danger to himself and everybody else on the track. Everybody who knows how this story plays out, knows that counting on God can get you into a lot of trouble. I recognize that my reconsidered opinion of the man is likely a minority one, and I would encourage others to watch this film and reach their own conclusions.
adrennalyn
Excellent movie \ documentary portrays very well the life and passion of Ayrton Senna. It shows the dedication, respect, and competitive spirit fighter in the world of motorsport. I especially liked the movie because I am also a fan of Ayrton Senna. The title itself already attracts fans and the general public with as sounding name, excerpts of several documentaries were bonded very well. The documentary has a good time-line. I already knew the life of Senna, and I was curious to see the movie and is very well designed, the director did a great job, even for those not seen him compete, gets an idea of the great pilot who was the rivalry with Prost, the friendships and had also accompanied by something that only he felt inside. Recommend the film to everyone, not just fans of the sport, but the entire public, and see the magnificent person he was.
rogerdarlington
This brilliant, award-winning documentary by British director Asif Kapadia tells the story of the amazing life and unexplained death of Brazilian racing car driver Ayrton Senna. Driving for four different teams, Senna managed to win the Formula One World Championship three times, along the way having a bitter rivalry with the French driver Alain Prost and a variety of incidents and controversies. All this - plus aspects of his personal life including his devout Catholism and support for poor children - is told through a skillful stitching together of clips from interviews, races and commentaries with no narrator so, although it is not always clear exactly what is happening, the tale unfolds like the heroics and then the tragedy of a Greek drama.
