F1
2025 · Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Original language: English
- action
- drama
The story
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
What it’s like
Sleek, high-speed digital imagery dominates: sun-bleached Grand Prix circuits, reflective glass paddocks under hard daylight, and wide lenses that stretch the cars into streaks of colour, with onboard cameras that drop you right into the cockpit at 300 km/h. Cinematic sound design leans on engine howl, tyre scream and the roar of crowds, with a pulsing electronic score that swells during overtakes and drops to near silence in the tense pit-wall moments. The pacing is brisk and propulsive, built around race weekends, yet the editing gives space to quieter scenes of men at workbenches and rivals sizing each other up across a garage. Its vibe is glossy, adrenaline-soaked and warm-hearted, a crowd-pleaser for a Saturday afternoon or a long-haul flight. Expect a few crashes staged with bone-jarring impact and a few blunt on-track collisions, but no gore and little cruelty; the danger is kinetic rather than gruesome. It suits anyone who wants a sporting underdog story with a mentor-and-protégé heart, delivered with spectacle and speed.
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