Monday, July 07, 2025
F1: The Movie
Moviegoers & car race fans, buckle up, start your engines, & hang on tight for quite a thrill ride. Filmmakers put you in the driver seat of a Formula 1 race car. It’s the experienced has-been racer Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) versus the hotshot arrogant rookie Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) fighting for position on their Expensify APXGP F1 race team. Sonny was a promising but cocky competitor until he had a serious race car accident 30 years ago that sidelined his F1 dreams. Now he is a nomad & driver-for-hire when his old racing teammate, now a F1 team owner Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), searches out Sonny for a spot on his team. The APXGP F1 team is struggling & may lose their investors. After his first couple of Grand Prix races, Sonny is labeled as reckless on the track & seemingly is not a team player. The action on the course is intense & exhilarating. However, this film has a lot going on off the track too… the dynamics between the racers, the racing team, the owner, the investors, & the media press. This film manages to squeeze in a little romance too. There is more to racing than what goes on the track. See the strategies being played out to win the race. Could Plan C stand for Chaos? What motivates Sonny if it is not the fame nor the money? F1 is A1.
Alien gives it 4 “keep your head down & drive” stars out of 4.
