Backbencher

In the World"s Fastest Indian, a New Zealander named Burt Munro works on his old bright red 1920 Indian model of his motorcycle. Burt is a legendary speed bike racer who set many land speed records. He set a lot of his records while racing in Utah. There are some younger guys that challenge him to a race on the beach, and it is pretty funny at first because Burt"s bike does not work and he needs someone to push him, but in the end he ends up beating them. Right when Burt is thinking about going to America to race his bike, he has to be rushed to the hospital. But do you think that something like problems with the arteries by your heart would stop him, you better believe it won't. Burt longs to go back to Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to try and set yet another record for the speed that his Indian model motorcycle can reach. On his way to Utah, he meets many obstacles that he must overcome to get to Speed Week in Utah. While in California, he goes to buy a car, and he tries to drive the car well let’s just say that that was not the best idea. The cars salesmen lets Burt work on some of the cars and in return he gives Burt a "trailer" so that he can get his bike to Utah. When his bike was shipped there was stuff dropped on top of the crate that his bike was in, but it turned out to be just fine. He meets many new and interesting people like he has never seen before. There are many other obstacles that he has to overcome, and it all turns out great in the end!

I loved this movie, it was a good story of triumph for Burt Munro. Anthony Hopkins plays Burt Munro very well. When one of his neighbors tells him that he should mow his lawn, so that the property value of the other houses doesn't go down, he starts his lawn on fire so that he will not have to mow it at all. Burt (Anthony) makes the movie what it is. I really cannot imagine what this movie would be like with someone else playing Burt. The way that little Tommy admires Burt and is always at his house helping out, is amazing. It was also really odd seeing Anthony playing a part like this. I have never seen him in a movie like this before. This movie is a little more uplifting then any of the ones that I have seen him in. I would definitely recommend watching this movie to anyone. I had a couple of good laughs while watching this, so it is definitely worth watching.