Strictly average movie

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I've seen this documentary 3 times now, and the reason I keep coming back is because it has the ability to stir my emotions, it helps me when I'm feeling down, you just can't help and feel connected with Senna, he's such a charismatic person.

I created an account on imdb just so i can write this. Seriously, if you're a car enthusiast/petrolhead, this will make you cry and stand back in awe. The movie itself is great but the soundtrack is really incredible too. A must watch for any car guy. If you're not into cars this movie will get you into cars and racing i guarantee.

Superb documentary on the racing career of Formula 1 legend, Ayrton Senna. Contains rare footage, racing, behind-the-scenes and personal life, all woven together to give us a great portrayal of the man. There is no narration - the entire story is told through archive footage, yet it fits together and works perfectly. The editing makes the movie.The build-up to the inevitable conclusion (if you know Senna's history) is very effective, chilling and moving.Only negatives is that it possibly isn't entirely objective, or balanced. Alain Prost is cast as a villain. Also, the Prost-Senna rivalry receives too much focus, at the expense of other rivalries (eg Mansell-Senna in 1992).

This brilliant, award-winning documentary by British director Asif Kapadia tells the story of the amazing life and unexplained death of Brazilian racing car driver Ayrton Senna. Driving for four different teams, Senna managed to win the Formula One World Championship three times, along the way having a bitter rivalry with the French driver Alain Prost and a variety of incidents and controversies. All this - plus aspects of his personal life including his devout Catholism and support for poor children - is told through a skillful stitching together of clips from interviews, races and commentaries with no narrator so, although it is not always clear exactly what is happening, the tale unfolds like the heroics and then the tragedy of a Greek drama.