F1 Movie review!

We are big fans here of F1, we have attended a fair few GPs between us and a lot of motorsport as well, so as it is a birthday week here we decided to go on a rare outing to the cinema to see the F1 Movie, starring Brad Pitt no less. No first things first, this is a long movie being 156 mins long or just over 2.5 hours in old money, but I have to say it certainly doesn’t feel that long or long winded. It is also well known that Sir Lewis Hamilton is the producer of this movie, and whilst in no way shape or form is it perfect, I have to say we enjoyed it immensely – part of this was of course the comfy reclining seats and great audio plus picture quality…

So being a Hollywood blockbuster, with a genuine A-Lister in the title role, you have to expect that some liberties were taken, and yes they are. But on the whole it does a pretty good job of doing F1 proud. Acting is pretty decent, even from the F1 stars, and with the UK commentary team in place it is almost as real as it can get to us here in the UK. It’s not all great though, a bit of romance gets chucked in, though it isn’t too much, and there is a distinct lack of females here but I can bypass that, and there is no mention of a lot of specifics so this film won’t really date very much. The visuals are great, soundtrack by Herr Zimmer is pounding and sounds great, and the music compliments it well. The story is a bit formulaic though, but well if I say it is like the Top Gun of F1 – considering it is the same crew mainly – you would get the idea (no half naked volleyball though). No spoilers from us here, but I reckon it is worth a watch, apart from the now ludicrous pricing here in the UK to watch a film (over £25 for 2 seats for 3 hours is pushing it). But it is worth it, if not a cinema visit but when it comes to a streaming service near you in the future!

F1 Movie

7.9 out of 10

F1 movie starring Brad Pitt. Decent movie slightly let down by the stereotypes to make it a blockbuster but enjoyable nontheless

Acting

7 out of 10

Not bad at all. Few cheesy choices but I don't mind them

Audio/Video

9 out of 10

Of course it was in the cinema, but the audio and visual on offer are treats.

Production and story

7.5 out of 10

Production is great, story a little bit tired and sometimes telegraphs the next passages but still enjoyable

Overall

8 out of 10

Overall we enjoyed it and thought it was well worth watching. Your mileage might vary as F1 haters are gonna hate

Pros

Great visuals and soundtrack

Acting is decent on the whole

It flows well and doesn't seem too long if it is your bag

Cons

At over 2.5 hours it is long

Story is formulaic and telegraphs the next part…

F1 not to everyones tastes