It made me happy when the movie incorporated a few cars I recognized such as the
2006 Ford GT and the
2002 Honda NSX Type R at the beginning! Though, there have been many times where I said to myself, "why is this car not in the game?!?" and "why is this track not in the game?!?".
And speaking of tracks, it was pretty jarring to notice how the movie made a lot of their shots on one race track and yet, treated it as if the characters were racing on a different one entirely. It's so weird when the Hungaroring in Hungary is treated like Silverstone in the UK or Circuit De La Sarthe in France. Which was weird because the latter did actually take place there, but only on the start finish straight while the rest of the other parts is in cgi.
There was a quick shot where it had a stack of the Gran Turismo games from 2 to 6 which was a nice touch since I own those games aside from the first two. And of course, the movie also used some scenes where the main character was playing Gran Turismo 7 and which resonated with me a bit. Though it was only in the early parts and never really dabbled upon it again afterwards. On the plus side, they did use some sound effects throughout that I recognize from the game, such as the
countdown sound effect that's been used since the first game back in 1997!
One of the most random parts was where the main character had to drive away from a police car in an industrial area (or something like that). It's made even funnier when the game UI popped up a few times because the series is mainly known for closed circuit racing, not escaping from cops like Need For Speed for example lol.
Finally, the series creator of Gran Turismo made a cameo appearance for a quick moment in the movie where he was a sushi chef and it's pretty wack haha.
Though ultimately, as a huge fan of the Gran Turismo series, I wouldn't recommend others to watch as it may not be interesting for those who aren't into cars or racing. Heck, it might even disappoint other fans of the series since it's just another one of those generic racing movies ignoring shots where it does include the game and despite being based on a true story. If the storyline was more based on a player's experience where they started with a regular everyday road car (e.g. a
first-generation Toyota Yaris) and slowly climb to the ranks of driving sports cars, to driving super cars, and eventually race cars, I feel like the movie will resonate a lot more to them and enjoyable to watch.
it made me feel good bc i doubt myself a lot so it's nice that other ppl have so much confidence in me
Gourdy was my one and only dream collectible, so I am extremely happy! Thank you again! 
Anyways, I found the movie enjoyable especially with the racing scenes and engine noises. I was surprised when my mother and sister enjoyed it too since they're not really into racing or cars in general. 
