Just as Tony Scott segued from the unforgettable Top Gun skies to the middling Days of Thunder racetrack, Top Gun: Maverickdirector Joseph Kosinski transitions from Tom Cruise aerial heroics to Brad Pitt speedway action with F1. It’s a Formula One extravaganza, hitting theaters June 27, that, like the filmmaker’s superior prior outing, concerns a seemingly over-the-hill icon returning for one last chance at manly glory.
Elevated by its magnetic lead and nerve-rattling vehicular set pieces shot at various real-world circuit events, it’s an old-school Jerry Bruckheimer-produced spectacular, albeit one that never deviates from a familiar summer blockbuster course and, consequently, fails to truly kick into adrenalized overdrive.
Written by Maverick’s Ehren Kruger, F1 is a showcase for Kosinski’s crisp, sleek, propulsive direction and for Pitt’s mega-watt charm, both of which are on full display throughout this 155-minute tale of underdog triumph and redemption.
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