JohnLogan's Reviews
Created: 04-10-2024
Unentertaining feminist lecture with a body-positive strong female lead, a weak male lead, subverted male role models, and a cheap scenario
Shallow, strong female character beating tens of males with no effort, body positivity, weak male lead, white male villain (who oppressed the strong female), DIE casting, diverse characters in (non-villainous) power positions…it’s all there.
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There is even a clumsy subliminal propaganda scene where the strong male character disappears in the mirror, saying “you don’t need me anymore”, after which he is replaced by the reflection of the strong female character. Similarly, the strong male character is quickly replaced by his weak male counterpart in the first minutes. The strongest character is the obese female lead, who also beats the weak male lead, effectively establishing her as the most powerful character in the movie.
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The male role models, Cavill and Cena, are used to as bait to draw the audiences to the theaters and they hardly have screen time. An honest movie poster would have them in the very back, and the strong female lead in the front together with the weak male lead.
Created: 04-10-2024
Race swapped the team members
The real-life team (Mikael Lindnord, Simon Niemi, Karen Lundgren, and Staffan Björklund) were not diverse as portrayed. The team leader in real life is Sweedish, not American, and his name is Mikael Lindnord, not Michael Light. His wife was in the team in real life, but was portrayed as retired from racing and at home during the race, which is dishonors her efforts. Also some forced strong female moments.
Created: 04-10-2024
