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(4 stars) - Paul's Introduction to Racing
This was generally Paul Newman's introduction to racing which was a side career for him for several decades and did not end until shortly before he died. One of the last things Newman did was take a drive around his home race track in New England just days before he passed away. Of course his co-star in the movie was his wife of many years, Joanne Woodward.

As far as a movie, it is a pretty good example of the time and not that bad a race movie in that it actually has a plot other than going from one race to another. There is some hanky panky going on off the track that makes the movie interesting to those not fully into racing.

The race scenes are not bad, although the on-track announcing is borderline funny at times...but not as bad as "Redline 7000" of about the same vintage which starred James Caan. That movie was more a kitsch drive-in movie, although fun in its own way.

For race buffs there are better movies, the best being "Grand Prix" with James Garner and in the mix "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen, with a weaker story line than both "Grand Prix" and even "Winning".

(3 stars) - A look at late 1960's auto racing
I saw this in the theater about 40 years ago. As far as a movie, it's far, far from Paul Newman's best effort.... nor does this in the same league as "Grand Prix" or "Le Mans". But, it's watchable, and if you collect racing stuff, it's a "must have". The footage at Indy is pretty good, and late 1960's Indy cars are, to my eye, some of the best looking racecars ever.

(5 stars) - I enjoyed this film just as much as some of Newman's huge classics.
This film does not measure up to films like The Hustler, Hud, or The Verdict but I believe it really should. Even though what happens is not exactly revolutionary by todays standards, the story really is interesting and the strong and effective acting by the three leads really does makwe this a highly entertaining film. Much like other Newman sport movies (Huster, Color of Money) the game itself is not the point of the film its the characters that matter most and the sport they play just so happens to be what they do for a living. Great Film

(5 stars) - "WINNING" MOVIE REVIEW
EXCELLENT MOVIE !! PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE WOODWARD ARE EXCELLENT AS IS
RICHARD "JOHN BOY" THOMAS IN HIS FIRST ROLE. GIVES INSIGHT INTO EARLY
INDY CAR RACING AND ONE OF THE GREAT CRASHES OF THE INDY 500. MUSIC IS ALSO ENJOYABLE.

(4 stars) - Great Guy; Good Film.
Some afternoon or evening when you want to watch racing films watch Grand Prix with Jim Garner and this film. If time allows throw in LeMans with Steve McQueen.

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