Eric Bana's revealing car documentary Love The
Beast will be a must-see for car fanatics
(supplied by the Entertainment
Channel)
Melbourne,
Australia– Eric
Bana calls his car - a 1974 Ford XB GT Falcon coupe he has had since he
was a teenager - "The Beast".
So right from the get
go you have got a pretty good idea what to expect here - and a RTA
safety ad isn't exactly it.
As Eric Bana's acting
career has taken him from Melbourne's suburbs to Hollywood stardom, his
car has been a constant connection to his former life.
Of course, becoming a
Hollywood big shot does have its advantages, such as the ability to
spend a fortune turning "The Beast" into the ultimate driving
machine.
But when Bana decides
to grab a bunch of his childhood mates and form a team to take "The
Beast" out on the gruelling Targa road race in Tasmania, his good
fortune might come to an abrupt stop.
This documentary is a
low budget car-worshipping labour of love, even if few low budget film
makers can talk cars with Dr Phil, Jay Leno and Top Gear's Jeremy
Clarkson (who, by the way, is not all that impressed with the car Bana
has chosen to worship).
Love The Beast
tries hard to delve into Bana's love for his car, but while his car is
admittedly an impressive piece of work Bana remains far more
interesting than his mode of transport.
The moments where we
see him living his life (whether it is at a Hollywood red carpet
premiere or hanging out with his family and friends) are the moments
where this film works.
Unless you are a car
fanatic, everything outside of that is just an extended car commercial.
3 out
of 5
Love The
Beast Australian release: 12th March,
2009 Official
Site:Love The Beast Cast: Eric Bana, Jay Leno, Jeremy
Clarkson, Phil McGraw Director: Eric Bana
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