Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Movie Review: World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian tells the real life story of Burt Munro, a New Zealander who set the the under-1000 cc world motorcycle land speed record in 1967 while in his late sixties. The Indian in the title refers to the brand of motorcycle he used, a 1920s Indian Scout. Anthony Hopkins plays Munro and as usual does a good job of fleshing out a real character. He a cantankerous loner and tinkerer, very Kiwi. He starts in New Zealand and travels to the US alone to race his bike and of course he meets intersting characters like a transvestite hotel clerk. It's sort of a combination of British small town quirky comedic drama and a sports film. It works and is pleasant enough for its 2 hours.
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I saw this over the weekend. Fun movie. Frankly, I would have like to know more about the Salt Flats, the history of the bike, and his life leading up to this. But I enjoyed it despite the fact that virtually nothing "exciting" happened for the first half of the movie. I loved Burt's ingenuity, using things like a brandy cork, melting down lead batteries, and (my favorite bit) using a tree branch as a replacement wheel on his trailer.
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