F1 is a sports drama about a struggling Formula One team owned by Ruben(Javier Bardem) who, in a last ditch effort to avoid a forced sale, enlists his former teammate and wandering savant driver Sonny(Brad Pitt). Sonny has to reacquaint himself with F1 and learn to get along with his team- primarily up-and-coming talent Joshua(Damson Idris) and tech director Kate(Kerry Condon).
Pitt brings his patented movie star charm and ease and it works well if not pitch perfect like his turn in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Idris struggles a bit to carve out a full character but he's still compelling and a decent foil for Pitt. Condon is wonderful(if woefully age inappropriate as Pitt's love interest), it's great to see her in a blockbuster as she's mostly been turning in great performances in indie fair the last decade or so. The rest of the supporting cast bolster the leads and fill out the movie well, there's not a lot of nuance or depth but this isn't that kind of movie, it's a spectacle blockbuster.
Visually the movie is thrilling, the multiple races all shot with an evocative POV where you real feel like you're there, it's more transportive and exciting than actually watching Formula One racing. The score is simple and effective, the runtime is a bit overlong but it's easy not to begrudge director Joseph Kosinski given how much action there is and similar to his last summer movie success Top Gun: Maverick it is extremely potent at what it is trying to be- a popcorn movie with broad appeal.
Not particularly complicated, a transparent commercial for Formula One, yet a solid, effective, exciting piece of entertainment.
Currently in theaters.
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