F1

...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.

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!

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.

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.