Le Mans ’66 (2019)

BLU-RAY CASE/SIDE

Length of film:  152 Minutes

Rated: PG-13

Genre: Action, Biography, Drama

Director: James Mangold

Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitrioba Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts

IMDB Rank: 8.1/10

Part 1 Time:  76 Minutes

Part 2 Time: 76 Minutes

Where does the first part end? Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale) finish their brawl outside of the Miles household. Both have now put aside their differences and can now continue designing a race car for the Ford Motor Company.

Final line of dialogue on the first part: “Only cause they’re so delicious. Go to hell!” Carroll Shelby responds to Ken Miles.

First line of dialogue on the second part: “Get it up” Ken Miles talks to himself while test driving a Ford race car.

How jarring is it when the first part ends? Minimal, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles have rekindled their working business relationship and are now on the same page in designing a race car for Ford Motor Company. Will Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles be able to maintain a positive and proactive relationship moving forward? Will Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles design a successful race car that can match other automobile companies?

Which part is better? Part two is significantly better as we are able to not only see the science behind making a fast race car but also the behind the scenes politics faced by Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles from Ford Motor company executives. But the main highlight of part two is the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.

Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Picture (Nominated), Best Sound Mixing (Nominated).