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Excerpt: This is a heartwarming, adventure movie that entertains everyone, especially seasoned Hopkins followers and boys who like motorbikes and speed.  Written and directed by Roger Donaldson, with whom Hopkins had worked on ‘The Bounty’.  Based on the real life story of Burt Munro who accomplished his life long dream of setting the world land-speed record on his Indian motorcycle in 1967.  Munro struck over 200 mph with a motorcycle of less than 1000 cc!   Set in the 1960s in Invercargill, a small town in New Zealand, the movie has a charming sense of a bygone time. Ironically, this film chugs along somewhat slowly for one coupled with speed, but its’ leisurely pace gives us time to savour one of Anthony Hopkins’ finest performances.  The film gains momentum right through to its’ glorious conclusion. Anthony Hopkins plays down at heel Burt Munro, a cantankerous old guy, with greasy hair, motor oil under his fingernails and a credible Kiwi accent – far removed from the usual immaculate Hopkins characters.  His performance is well-rounded, embodying Burt’s warmth, and openness with accuracy.  Munro is known in his small town for his obsession with his old Indian motorcycle, the fastest in New Zealand and to the annoyance of his neighbours revs his engine at dawn most mornings.           The film unfolds the story of the journey Burt made to achieve his amazing dream late in life.  After countless modifications to the old 1920S Indian…

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