User reviews

...and I went into this expecting a Hollywood movie and thrilling entertainment...it delivered.

Look, even die-hard F1 fans have to admit that not every waking moment of a race is fun. This film took elements from race history and used it over the space of nine races. Whether it was Grosjean's fireball, or the moment Senna grabbed the fire extinguisher from the marshal, they took and they used. Yes there were some over the top elements, but what would you prefer? Track limit arguments?

Go into this expecting a polished action movie with nice nods to F1. I liked it, my kids liked it, and I think if you go in not expecting an Oscar winning movie, or a masterpiece, it is a fine watch.

Firstly, the music. Oh boy!

I came expecting engine roars... and instead got Hans Zimmer blasting emotions at 300 km/h. I wasn't prepared for this concert. I came to the theatre for Formula 1, not to feel my feelings in Dolby Atmos. The guitars and drums were doing more laps than the cars.

Cinematography? A thing to Marvel at!

No, no - NOT that Marvel. This isn't a multiverse; this is motorsport. But I'll give it to Kosinski - the man knows how to shoot speed. The close-ups, the helmet cams, the pit lane drama - it's all smoother than Lewis on a soft compound.

Kosinski pulls it off again As expected, the Top Gun: Maverick director brings his signature hyper-real-but-just-believable-enough style. Everything looks slick, the tension is palpable, and the racing feels intense. The cars look real, the tracks feel familiar, and the drama is soaked in cinematic polish - and maybe a bit of Red Bull too.

Now, dear hardcore F1 fans... You will suffer. In silence.

Yes, yes - the pit stop timings are a joke, strategy makes no sense, tyre degradation is apparently fictional, and someone said "DRS" like it's a Marvel superpower. You'll sit there, physically cringing, as your non-F1 friends lean over and say, "Omg I didn't know Formula 1 was this emotional." You'll want to scream, but you won't. You'll smile. You'll nod. Then later, you'll go straight to Reddit, type furiously, and find solace in a thread titled "Things that made no damn sense in the F1 movie - Spoiler heavy".

Final thoughts: Is it accurate? Not really.

Is it entertaining? Absolutely.

Is Brad Pitt believable as an ageing F1 comeback driver? Well... let's just say Fernando Alonso might have notes.

Go watch it. Just don't forget - it's not Formula 1. It's Formula Fun-damentally unrealistic, but kinda awesome.

It's sort of fun,Brad pitt is his usual charismatic self, Damon iris is solid in support, kerry condon is always great and a very underated actress, but to.be honest if you are a fan of actual formula one the story is beyond ridiculous, not one part of it makes any sense, its all style and not much substance, the dialogue is very cheesy, nothing is in anyway surprising as a blind man could see what was going to happen All in all its a well shot film, the racing sequences are great, but again if you've ever watched actual formula 1, they are beyond ridiculous, the real team heads that are used for cameos are especially poor, its mildly entertaining but ultimately pretty forgettable.

Just got out of the theater. It was a full theater so I got my tickets weeks in advance. I've never watched anything F1 related in my life. I give it a 7.5/10. The IMAX scenes were fantastic. No shortage of those. The story was a classic underdog story. Still pretty good in my opinion. There was some pretty good comedy mixed in. The amount of advertising from companies was INSANE. There really was a lot.

The music was fantastic. I wish we heard more, but the main songs were barely in the movie. Just bits of it mainly the start of the songs. I was most hyped to hear "Messy" and "Just Keep Watching" but it was only like 15 seconds of each song played back to back. I was really looking forward to hearing the full song in theater but oh well

Worth a one time watch.

Reviews harping on about the story miss the point. Embrace the corn and enjoy yourself.

The action is good, although unbelievable it's clear the team cared about F1 and did their best to make it exciting to watch. I personally love how corny the whole thing is, it helps you turn off and enjoy the ride. Brad Pitt plays his classic cool guy persona, the supporting crew is entertaining the nods to the real F1 drivers and team directors are nice but not overplayed.

They did a phenomenal job with the practical effects and racing scenes. Honestly if you go to a racing move what else do you want. If you want everything to be realistic go watch a documentary.

I'll keep if brief

9/10 visual. Very top gun.

7.5/10 racing accuracy. Overall good except the fact that sonny didn't see one black flag for any of the things he did, and, curbs don't launch f1 cars like that.

4/10 story. Same old individual heroism hollywood story that has been told 200 times.

6/10 characters. Only sonny's character motivation is established. Other characters have varying degrees of "why do they want to be here" syndrome, some worse than others. But the main characters have visible character development throughout the film nevertheless so overall not shockingly bad characters.

A lot of people complain about the runtime. Sure the story can comfortably be told within 90min. But they stretched the extra 40min to mostly show some gripping fictional f1 races. Not the worst usage of screen time.

6.5/10 my final score rounding up to 7.

As a longtime F1 fan, F1: The Movie completely blew me away. From the very first scene, you can tell this was made to be watched in a theater - it's loud, fast, emotional, and immersive in all the right ways.

The cinematography is stunning - easily the best I've seen in a racing film since Rush, maybe even since Top Gun: Maverick. The sound design and musical score elevate every race scene to something visceral and epic. I genuinely got chills more than once.

Sure, there are a few moments that feel a bit cliché or unrealistic, especially if you're deeply familiar with the world of Formula 1. But the film's technical brilliance and emotional punch more than make up for that.

In short: this movie is a love letter to F1 and to cinema itself. Whether you're a hardcore motorsport fan or just looking for an intense, high-octane story - you'll be in for a ride.

Visually en auditory the race sequences are absolutely stunning, but the story, the plot and dialogue in general are just horrible and generic.

It makes F1 look like an absolute joke, like just anyone can drive these cars. This supposedly 60 y/o guy can still beat these young athletes who have trained their whole lives for this sport. It just deminishes their accomplishments and hard work.

Also, he can just break every rule when it comes to racing and get away with it. It makes F1 look like a clown show. Weird that f1 approved this.

The only thing I liked were the racing and some funny F1 references. Although, the racing strategies were just utterly bizarre, it was still a decent watch.

Disgraceful to the sport, wouldn't recommend if you're not into motorsport.

Okay let's start by saying I am not a fan of Formula 1. So I don't know anything about the rules etc. Yes there might be a lot rule-breqking in this movie but it is after all just that...a movie. It's purely for entertainment and not for realism. And boy is it entertaining. It's wonderful to see Brad Pitt back in the charismatic laid-back character role that he was born to play. The story is simple (class underdog story) but it js incredibly thrilling and fun.

The action scenes are phenomenal as is the sound. I am a huge fan of Director Joseph Kosinski and his cinematographer partner Claudio Miranda. I met them both a few years ago at the Cameraimage Festival in Torun, Poland and they are incredible filmmakers. Can't wait for Top Gun 3!

The way the movie was shot is magnificent. Brad Pitt is magnificent too. The problem is racing. The whole movie is like superb until they start racing. The endurance race at the beginning, the way Sonny is convinced to join to the APX team, the first test and the rivalry between the two drivers are all very well made. Unfortunately when they actively start to race the movie falls apart. Sonny constantly makes moves that you couldn't have ever seen ever from any driver before. Not to mention the car upgrades. One single update makes the worst car on the grid capable of winning. TBH if you follow F1 you simply can't enjoy this dumb portrayal of the sport. Once again Pitt still rocks 🔥

I absolutely loved this so glad I got to see an early screening with a packed audience only annoying thing was thing was the guy to the left me was a little distracting bro went through a slushy and a large water; I guess a fast paced movie makes someone thirsty. The film is phenomenal though I'm shocked of the haters already there's soul involved.

It's basically car version of Top Gun which is magnificent it's so fast paced in the bulk of it. I don't know much about Formula one, I love Brad Pitt, the director is brilliant and about cinematography! I also love that Kim Boden from Killing Eve was in this he's great and Kerry Condon is one of the most lovely beings!

The cinematographers should have received 30 million in salary for their incredible work. Unfortunately, the storyline is older than a Model T, but nothing classic about it. Pitt does a nice job playing his role, but the script is so mundane all I can say is he did a nice job with what he had to work with. Same for Javiar. Everyone else is forgetable. Pitt must be a screwd businessman to have scored 30 million to make this movie. Fun to watch, but lots of dead spots inbetween race scenes. If you like Formula 1 racing, see it. If you don't, nothing here to see. After you've seen this, you will leave the theatre thinking "I think I've seen this before". That's because you have, many many times.

As an F1 fan, I watched this movie when it first came out and I had no expectation whatsoever. When the movie finished, I had one thing in my mind. The movie doesn't make any sense. This movie feels like a 13-year-old boy imagination when he was bored in class. F1 is a sport and it has tons of rules in it. But this movie bend every single rules and regulations in the sport. It was very hard to watch. It was as if FIA (a motorsport association) doesn't exist anymore! The funny thing is the FIA do exist in this movie and they're so dumb that makes me wonder, who writes this movie? Don't they have consultants or experts during the development? They do. They have an F1 driver as one of the producers of this movie. A driver! Yet, the writing still turns out to be a mess! At one point, even someone that don't watch F1 is going to think, how do they allow this in a sport? In terms of writing, this movie is disappointing. This movie is not a great representation of the sport.

Contradict to the writing, the production in this movie are amazing. I do have to admit that. The tension that you will feel in this movie are just chef's kiss. The music, the camera work, the whole post-production was done beautifully. It was great.

It's the kind of movie where when you're in the cinema has you on the edge on your seat and so hyped, but the moment you step out, you stop and think to yourself, what the hell was that? Because this is the exact thing that happened to me. I was actually so hyped during the movie and when I stepped out, I started thinking about the plot, the crazy, and stupid things that the main character does. My mood suddenly when sour, because there is no way that the things that they had just done was allowed in the sport. It's a shame that they got these great production work to a letdown.

Overall, if you like movies with adrenaline rush and no thoughts whatsoever along the movie, you will love this movie. If you like a movie with critical thinking, yikes, this movie will let you down.

Five stars for the production and 0 stars for the writing.

Just the way it was with "Top Gunn : Maverick", Joseph Kosinski has once again delivered something that pulls you back to cinemas. This is what I call an experience. This movie is what movies are all about. They made promises with this, and fulfilled every single one of them. It's got that story, young guy taught by the veteran, but everything is done so spectacularly well that, when you leave the theatre, you really feel like jumping into a Formula 1 car yourself. Brad Pitt, it had to be you, I'm convinced that this guy just doesn't do bad movies. In the movie, it feels like it's Brad just being Brad. And it's amazing. I'd pay to watch this again and again.

Thank you for this.

What an awful film that I actually was looking forward to.

The story line is so way out there in the fictional world it's unbelievable... Lewis Hamilton should be ashamed to put his name to it 🙄🤦

I'm having to pan this out as you need 300 words apparently....... it's awful and I mean really awful and so far away from reality.

F1 has you on the edge of your seat 100% of the running time, which is long, but nobody cares. Live action incredibly filmed, great story, Def not cookie- cutter. Plus, I loved the program music. This is a go- see film!

A pity there had to be a romance thrown into the mix, but it was tastefully and believably done.

Additionally, moviegoers got a tremendous amount of behind- the- scenes techie and deal- making insider information.

The most stunning part of F100was the camera work. I don't know how this was filmed, but it was incredibly realistic. And Brad Pitt shows that he still has it!

You will thoroughly enjoy this film.

Obviously being a movie, it streamlines heaps of F1, but uses enough reality to feel convincing. The movie is done with sincerity and care, with lots of American and Hollywood glamour on top of it.

The audio-visual aspect is the best part of the movie, but suffers from shot repetition and mix-match editing on fast paced stuff. Also some of the races should have utilized "space" and length bit more. F1 race weekend is long after all and the movie fast forwards to race day on each of them. This hurts slightly the credibility of the movie, but also seems missed opportunity story wise.

The story is Hollywood magic, but crafted from reality, even real events and strategies from F1 history, not just technicalities that could happen. Story is solid blockbuster with bit of Hollywood magic and mandatory B or C subplot love story.

If looking at the movie from different angle and with expectations of drama it starts to be more sinister product piece, with lack of opinion and attack on tje subject matter. The movie isn't marketed or intended to be serious drama so even if I would have liked more serious F1 movie, I don't want to review it for being something it never advertised to be.

F1: The Movie is a new sports film directed, co-written, and produced by Joseph Kosinski, known for Tron: Legacy and Top Gun: Maverick.

Promising Formula 1 driver Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) ended his career in the 1990s after a serious accident. Still, he continued to race as a hired driver.

When team boss Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) is in search of a new driver for his Formula 1 team, he turns to Sonny for help. Sonny agrees, but insists on racing in his own way.

He is paired with Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the young talent on the team, and their styles and experiences clash. Still, the two must find a way to work together to give their team a shot at victory.

Following his success with Top Gun: Maverick, in which Joseph Kosinski made audiences feel as if they were right there in the cockpit with Tom Cruise, he tries to achieve the same with F1. And indeed: the racing scenes are impressively shot, at times making you feel like you're actually inside Brad Pitt's race car. Visually, the film certainly impresses.

However, F1: The Movie is less innovative when it comes to its story. The plot of an older, headstrong driver having to inspire or challenge the younger generation has already been seen in films like Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari) and Rush. F1 seems to combine elements from these predecessors, but as a result, doesn't create a truly original or distinctive narrative.

Despite the high pace of the races, the film includes several slow moments. Or the opposite: the transitions between races can be so abrupt that it becomes hard to follow. The plot remains fairly predictable, often making it easy to sense where things are headed.

As with Top Gun: Maverick, many cast members performed their own stunts. Brad Pitt and Damson Idris drove the actual race cars themselves, with stunt drivers only used for dangerous scenes-though this is hardly noticeable on screen.

Still, F1 doesn't quite replicate the same realistic feeling as Top Gun: Maverick, where Tom Cruise did all his stunts himself. His familiar face and physical presence were always visible, which contributed to the immersion. That sense of presence is less consistently achieved in F1.

If you're a hardcore F1 fan, the movie might feel a bit underwhelming. But if you're someone with a casual interest in cars and racing, you'll probably enjoy it. And if you know nothing about the sport at all, you're in for the best experience with stunning cinematography, a twist-filled story, and one of the best soundtracks produced for a film. The movie delivers some solid twists, with Brad Pitt stepping into the role of a leader and father figure for a struggling team. Watching it in IMAX is easily the best way to experience it's visually stunning and fully immersive. On the entertainment scale, it scores top marks. The characters are well-balanced, from seasoned veterans with firm convictions to hungry rookies fueled by adrenaline and eager to prove themselves. Their motives differ, but all are compelling in their own right.

Coming from the director of Tron and Top Gun, I honestly was expecting an exciting or epic experience, but this was not even close.

First off, i have to say I have a heavy technical background when it comes to motorsport and F1 particularly, but i'll ignore that being as the movie was pretty accurate when it came to lingo and shots.

Other than that, the story is very VERY forgettable, the classic of a team in distress, a rookie that is way too much in his head and a hero that is "too old for that sht". The best part of the movie was the 24hs of daytona at the start, it honestly was the only part that gave me a sense of speed, action, stakes and some engine noise, but the rest was pretty sterile.

I went to see it on IMAX, and I'll say, that was the only part that popped. Other than that, the unnecessarily unrealistic and over the top accidents and the very predictable "twists and turns" of the plot leave a lot to be desired. It's not a classic, it's not a great movie, it's a decent one, a mediocre one. One you can eat popcorn to and say you've seen once, not much more than that.

Music was pretty good, sound design was also pretty good, you can see the talent that went into it. But the plot, drags it down a lot, and the complete lack of continuity when it came to the APXGP car design (alternating between the F1 panels and F2 body), the shooting flames (from the Mechachrome F2 engine), the magically moving cars ahead and behind the protagonists between shots (having an aston martin in front, then switching to a Williams the next shot and showing an overtake on a mercedes) really lost me.

Predictable ending as well. As i said, it's decent, worth the watch at least once.

I was expecting a lot from this movie with the way people were talking about it. I left the theater disappointed.

First off, amazing cinematography, color grading, and infrastructure. Joe Kosinski really knows how to shoot action. You can tell they spent a lot of money on this movie. Some good humor here and there, too.

But it all quickly goes downhill. Absolutely no realism in terms of racing; one team getting 12-odd DNFs in 9 races, 'Plan C' should have received multiple black-and-white flags, physics just doesn't work, and penalties for rash driving don't exist. This seemed like more of a guide on how to crash your car than a movie worthy of its title.

Worst of all is the story itself. By Hollywood standards, it's very, very average, maybe slightly above. The shallow attempt at actually creating a story... just no. This movie was filmed in a way that told me it wanted to scream 'action' all the way. Why include the romance between Sonny and Kate? It was completely nonsensical and unentertaining.

The biggest positive: I came to the theater to watch a movie. I left with 16 new songs for my playlist. Hans Zimmer never misses, and Don Toliver and Doja Cat didn't either. The only bad part about the music was its complete underutilization. Other than Lose My Mind, every song was played for no longer than 30 seconds.

The unexplained hype for winning a GP in a place where it made no impact was the absolute best way to sum up this movie: aimless but filled with action. Still worth a one-time watch, though.

All 6 stars for the racing. Nothing for strategy.

How can it be either "OMG, the best!!" Or "it was the worst thing ever?!" Being this radica in opinions is having a profound effect in the way we analyse art, in this case, movies. This movie is not the best movie about F1. It's not the best movie about cars. It's a movie that lacks depth, character fibre, plot and, overall, newness. We don't expect to be irreverent but it's very mundane. It won't be remembered. It doesn't give you the passion for F1. You won't see this movie more than once. If it came out in 1987 it would have been great but we're in a whole other level. Let's move on and like educate ourselves to appreciate something better. Taste can be learned.

From the moment the movie started you knew how it's going to end so you think, "ok, maybe there's some cool stuff". Nope. It's as lame as it can be.

I just find it mesmerising how people give 10/10 to this movie. Have we lost our minds? 10/10??

I usually enjoy Brad Pitt movies but he was definitely flat in this one and didn't bring much to his character. The whole story was very lazy and nowhere close to racing movies such as Rush and Ford vs Ferrari. It had the bones to be good but everything was flat with silly storylines like Sonny basically driving illegally and the thin story of combat can beat speed on the race track, not going to happen but it helped the storyline so let's just bend reality and let Pitt smirk his way to a win. Too bad but it has decent moments, just not enough!