The screenplay could have used some tighter screws, but it’s still worth the ride The key word is “formula.” F1, the new Brad Pitt-led action-drama set around the globe, is a look at the high-stakes,

Joseph Kosinski builds a high-powered movie out of Bruckheimer clichés, but that wouldn't matter if the races were as dramatic as they are flashy.

Just as Tony Scott segued from the unforgettable Top Gun skies to the middling Days of Thunder racetrack, Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski transitions from Tom Cruise aerial heroics to Brad Pitt speedway action with F1.