The Joseph Kosinski-directed movie, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, speeds into theaters June 27. Following the New York premiere of F1: The Movie on Monday evening, the first reviews of the film from critics have been coming in, and they’ve been generally favorable.

The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski’s “F1,” a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting racing scenes, approaches a kind of high-speed splendor.

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F1 has been directed by Joseph Kosinski, and the cast of the film includes Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Lewis Hamilton, and Simone Ashley.

Consequently, F1: The Movie is an empty spectacle. You can appreciate the craft on display in the driving sequences, but it's hard to be fully invested when you don't care about the characters in them. The thrills are on screen, yet rarely translate to the audience.