It’s much more date night than the Fast and Furious franchise. There are a lot of gorgeous cars and racing scenes in the trailer that should cater to race fans, but the book casts a much wider net about the complexities of love and loss, of getting older and getting on. Without her, the movie would be a huge departure from the novel. Oddly, on the IMDb site there is no character listed as Annika, who becomes the black flag in Denny’s life.
Eve, played by the Mean Girls gal who got big in Mamma Mia (Amanda Seyfried), casts as large a shadow over Denny’s life as Enzo. One of the producers is actor-turned-racer McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey), who bought the film rights after the book’s release.ĭenny, played by the guy with the half-crooked smile (Milo Ventimiglia), is almost inhuman in his goodness, self-sacrifice and self-restraint.
Not sure Kevin Costner can do the same thing but let’s hope screenwriter Mark Bomback ( Planet of the Apes guy) and director Simon Curtis ( My Week with Marilyn, among others) can extend that suspension of disbelief in the movie. Enzo knows all about love and loyalty, especially when his humans don’t. Even though there are some overdone themes, the book works because of the narrative device I initially doubted: seeing the foibles of humanity one level removed provides a trusting intimacy, where Enzo lacks the intuition and judgments of the reader.
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