From PlayStation gamer to professional racing driver: Jann Mardenborough from Great Britain has made this dream come true. In keeping with Sony’s successful video game series, this incredible true life story was also released in cinemas in August as Gran Turismo by director Neill Blomkamp – although with a few differences.
Now you can bring the surprisingly good racing film to your home cinema on Blu-ray at Amazon * or order on DVD *. The first 4K version in the limited Steelbook * is unfortunately already sold out, while there is still the option to buy or rent digitally from Amazon Prime Video *.
That’s what Gran Turismo is all about
Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) is a gamer who is extremely successful in the video game Gran Turismo and who one day comes within touching distance of his biggest dream by winning a major competition: from the virtual race track to a real track with the prospect of a professional one Racing career.
In order to get the couch potato from the nursery ready for real racing conditions, former racing driver Jack Salter (David Harbour) and marketing expert Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom) take him under their wing. But professional drivers like Matty Davis (Darren Barnet) are jealous of the newcomer’s success and also the serious consequences of failing in a real racing car Compared to Game Over, Jann still has to get to know him in the game.
Gran Turismo is surprisingly good as a film
In the Moviepilot community, the film received an above-average rating of 6.7 out of 10 points. At FILMSTARTS, the editorial team even saw Gran Turismo as the “surprise of the year”, although the critics also gave it a good 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Unlike the ironic Barbie film with Mattel involvement, the film was clearly designed as a marketing product for the eponymous game series from PlayStation and car manufacturer Nissan, it says. “That’s why it’s actually all the more remarkable that it (still) works so well as a gripping racing film“is the conclusion.
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