The new film adaptation of the popular PlayStation driving simulator is so clichéd and unadventurous that it makes its source material seem deep by comparison.
Sony PicturesGran Turismo gets its IP-friendly name from PlayStation’s popular driving simulator and its story from reality: namely, the tale of Jann Mardenborough, the son of a British football player who, at age 19, won a “GT Academy” television-show competition that allowed him to parlay his video game skills into an actual racing career. Mardenborough’s dreams came true in a way that normally only happens in the movies, which turns out to be ironic given that Neill Blomkamp’s Sony-produced f
The true story of GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough, who parlayed video game skills into a racing career, gets off track early. In theaters Aug. 11.