My two-word review of the new movie from Apple: it’s great!
This past weekend, my son and I saw Apple’s new movie, F1 The Movie, in an IMAX theater. I know nothing about racing, I’ve never seen an F1 competition before, and I’m not a car enthusiast. But none of that stopped me from having more fun than I’ve had in a movie theater in a very long time. My son loved it, too.
The photography is so incredible, and the editing is so tight, that this film is exhilarating to watch. My heart was pumping the entire time. When the movie was over, we smiled with that same feeling you have after you ride a really fun roller coaster.
To be fair, this is yet another sports movie in which the protagonists overcome adversity. But the fact that the outcome is predictable doesn’t change how much fun the journey is along the way. I’m sure that this will be a fun movie to watch in the future on Apple TV+ (especially using an Apple Vision Pro), but the IMAX screen and theater sound system were perfect for this film. When you go to a movie theater to watch a summer blockbuster, this is the type of movie that you always hope to see.
Although Apple has had a large number of fantastic series on Apple TV+, most of Apple’s movies have been just fine, nothing special. But F1 is special. I hope that Apple takes what it learned from this movie and makes many more that are equally enjoyable.