As we mentioned back in January, Pirelli would be releasing a BMW Films-style long form commercial. Well, it’s out. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring John Malkovich and Naomi Campbell, it’s got everything you’d expect from a Hollywood-created long form commercial: pretentiousness, overly dark and moody lighting, slowly mounting tension, credits that roll almost as long as the film itself and even humor. In the film, Malkovich must excorcize demon Naomi Campbell out of a suffering car that has tires that won’t stop squealing and just aren’t up to the job of controlling the car’s devilish powers.
If you can keep yourself from laughing while Malkovich throws water at the devil-car while screaming “the power of Christ compels you” Exorcist-style only to have the car nonchalantly cast the holy water off with its windshield wipers, you’ll appreciate the final scene in which Malkovich solves the cars problems by…well…just watch it. The entire film, whether it sells any tires or not, supports and aligns perfectly with the Pirelli tagline, “Power is nothing without control.” You can view the film here.
