I enjoyed the first 35 minutes of this story the most. New Zealanders say Hopkins did them proud, too, and they would know if he did a good job or not playing a man from their area of the world, whether he sounded and acted realistically. It appears he made his trip for nothing, but, you'll see what happens if you view this movie. Once he finally gets to the Salt Flats, however, his problems are far from over as he is unable to meet any of the minimum safety standards. Like "The Straight Story," all the people are good people and help our man. This is much the same as we witness Munro's encounters with a variety of people in the United States. It featured a bunch of nice characters he met along his journey.
That dealt with an old man taking a long tractor ride across the state of Iowa to see his dying brother. This film reminded me of "The Straight Story," starring Richard Farnsworth. It's also based on real-life character who did this back in 1969. With Anthony Hopkins playing that man, "Burt Munro," you know it's not some hokey little B-film. This was an interesting story of an older, poor guy traveling all the wayfrom New Zealand to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to try to set a world speed record on his motorcycle.
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