This documentary following Jessi Combs was inspiring and heartbreaking. On her relentless journey to break the women's land speed record, Jessi connects with Kitty O'Neil, the woman that set the record 40 years earlier. The most compelling parts of the documentary were the comparison of Kitty's and Jessi's experiences as women excelling in a sport dominated by men, as well as Jessi's pursuit to be a leader and role model to women wanting to pursue trades where women are not often represented.

The racing footage was impressive and includes runs from multiple years, and the introduction to the sport was enough to provide background to viewers unfamiliar with land speed racing.

This documentary is a snapshot of Jessi's life. What makes me want to show this film to my daughter is Jessi's determination to be the best. Not the fastest woman, she was just trying to be the fastest person on earth.

Juxtaposed with that was her reality of being a women and the need to have a family.

Jessi was, as many of our heros, and also her own hero, a complicated personality. Trying to fit a personal life into her professional life was clearly a difficult challenge. The documentary includes a mini-documentary inside about one of Jessi's heros and how her professional and personal life fell apart. Jessi's public bubbling personality is shown but balanced with the focus she could muster under difficult and dangerous conditions, and her vulnerable moments, such as touching the car while praying.

Before I saw this film, I was in some way hoping that Jessi's last run's would not be shown from in-car footage, but ultimately the footage was handled with care and respect, and I am glad they included it in such a manner.

I don't know if I saw something I wanted to see, but it was as if the last couple of runs, her frown was deeper and she was more serious about the goal.

The reality is that everyone, no matter their gender or skill level, struggles with these personal battles, but that these struggles do not need to stop us from reaching our goals.

I'm in the rare position to review this documentary blind. I went in spoiler free as I don't keep up with current events or watch much mainstream TV. Jessi Combs was unknown to me before watching. I was interested in it as I once kept up with land speed record attempts and have seen the two Thrust cars at the Coventry Motor Museum in the UK.

If you also want to be spoiler free stop reading and watch it now, I highly recommend it.

Getting to know Jessi in the nearly two hour run time was exhilarating and inspiring, she had a wild spirit and was brave enough to do what she loved. She was also self aware, knowing that following those dreams meant other parts of her life were suffering and this is explored too.

I'm sure not many people will be in my position but seeing her final run for the new record and not knowing the outcome ahead of time was shocking but very respectfully portrayed. It's a huge shame that someone so talented and young lost her life in that way but she achieved what she set out to do, that's something we all aspire for.

I could've done without the religious aspects but other than that I was thoroughly engrossed for the whole run time.