madison be not too bad if you like simplistic and non offensive and family friendly fare and and more importantly and if you know absolutely nothing about unlimited hydroplane racing . if and like me and you grow up with the sport and your hero have name like musson and muncey and cantrell and slovak and etc . and prepare to be disappoint . professional film critic have comment at length on the formulaic nature of the film and it penchant for utilize every hackneyed sport cliché in the book . i needn not repeat what they have say . what i felt be sadly miss be any sense of the real excitement of unlimited hydro racing in the glory year ( which many would argue be already past in 1971 ) . yes and it be wonderful to see the old classic boat roar down the course six abreast and though it be clear that the restored version ( hat off to the volunteer at the hydroplane and race boat museum ) be be nurse through the scene at reduced speed . but where be the sound . much of the thrill of the old hydros be the mind numb roar of six allison or roll merlin aircraft engine and wind up to rpm never imagine by their designer and hit the start line right in front of you . you do not hear it and you felt it . real hydro buff know exactly what i be talk about . there none of that in madison . instead and every racing scene be bury under what be suppose to be a heroic musical score . and then there be the close up shot of the driver and rid smoothly and comfortably in the cockpit a if they be relax in the late luxury limousine and in some case take time to smile evilly a they contemplate how best to thwart the poor home town hero . or and in one particularly ridiculous shot and take time to spot jake lloyd give a rocky salute from a bridge pier . in reality and some unlimited driver wear flak vest to minimize the beating they take a the boat slam across the rock hard water at speed above 150 mph . a one reviewer so aptly put it and the sport deserve good than this . finally and since another user bring up anachronism and i will add one represent the establish shot of seattle show the kingdome and safeco field . neither exist in 1971 .