Oscar winner Brad Pitt is back on the big screen in F1: The Movie, and critics are embracing the action-adventure.
My Oscar Book:
The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and set in the high-speed world of Formula One racing, is one of the year’s top movies.
It had its world premiere on June 16 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will hit theaters across the U.S. on June 27, just in time for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Things change when his old friend Ruben, who owns the APXGP team, asks him to return to the F1 world to help guide young rookie, Joshua “Noah” Pearce, played by Damson Idris. Hayes joins the team as both a mentor and a teammate to Pearce, and that’s where the real action begins.
Cast: Oscar Winner Javier Bardem
The cast also includes Kerry Condon as the team’s technical director, Tobias Menzies as board member trying to take control of the team, and Javier Bardem as Ruben, Hayes’ longtime friend and team owner.
Other actors like Kim Bodnia, Sarah Niles, and Shea Whigham round out the team.
Formula One stars like Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Lando Norris appear as themselves. Even Lewis Hamilton’s dog Roscoe shows up briefly.
The movie was made with help from the FIA and the real Formula One teams, which adds a layer of authenticity to the racing scenes. Every team and driver from the 2023 F1 season appear, along with top F1 names like Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, and Zak Brown. Sky Sports commentators Martin Brundle and David Croft also provide voiceovers during the races, giving it that true-to-life F1 feel.
F1: The Movie is scoring big with critics: Per Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 89 reviews are positive; the move currently holds 88% approval rate. The critics’ consensus: “Driven by Brad Pitt’s laidback magnetism and sporting a souped-up engine courtesy of Joseph Kosinski’s kinetic direction, F1 The Movie brings vintage cool across the finish line.”
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 70 out of 100, showing that most critics gave it favorable reviews.
