{"id":4821,"date":"2026-07-07T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:11:50","slug":"movie-gran-turismo-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/movie-gran-turismo-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Gran Turismo (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gran Turismo
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2023
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 134 minutes \/ 2.23 hours<\/p>\n

When I first saw the trailers for Gran Turismo<\/em> (2023), I had my doubts. I know video game adaptations are in vogue right now, but I couldn\u2019t figure out how a plot about a realistic racing simulation game would even work. On top of this, I had become skeptical of Neill Blomkamp\u2019s directing, with his last few movies being somewhat hit or miss. Fortunately, once someone close to me\u2014who doesn\u2019t usually watch video game adaptations\u2014recommended this film to me, I figured I should give it a shot. I\u2019m glad I did.<\/p>\n

What helped set Gran Turismo<\/em> apart from other video game adaptations is like how Tetris<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (2023) made a movie about a puzzle game that used simple blocks. Neither Tetris<\/em> nor Gran Turismo<\/em> has any plot in their respective games, but the stories around and featuring these games are much more interesting. I\u2019m reminded of the Far Side<\/em> comic where the parents are fantasizing about the job opportunities for their son who is good at video games. Basically, Gran Turismo<\/em> is the real-life equivalent of that concept, met with realistic amounts of skepticism from parents and racecar drivers alike.<\/p>\n

Where Gran Turismo<\/em> doesn\u2019t quite measure up is in its narrative. I\u2019ve recently come to love \u201cracecar sports movies\u201d like Ford v Ferrari<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (2019) and F1: The Movie<\/em> (2025), so Gran Turismo<\/em> felt right up that alley. The trick is how much of the movie is about racing and how much is about sports. With Gran Turismo<\/em>, the underdog aspect that\u2019s usually pushed in other sports movies takes most of the focus, as nobody had ever become good at driving a fast car exclusively from playing video games. Still, Gran Turismo<\/em> is entertaining for anyone, regardless if they enjoy racing games.<\/p>\n

A racing movie that leans too heavily on the sports aspects, I give Gran Turismo<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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