In “F1: The Movie,” viewers are taken inside the exciting world of Formula 1 auto racing. The director is Joseph Kosinski, best known for taking “Top Gun: Maverick” to the top of the yearly box office three years ago. Between that movie’s jets and this movie’s cars, it seems the man’s specialty is directing movies about things that go “whoosh.” And yes, this movie is best enjoyed in premium-format theaters (for me it was a Dolby) that can really give the audience a good taste of the whooshing.

That is to say I got maximum enjoyment out of the whooshing cars and very little enjoyment out of everything else.

Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a former Formula 1 driver whose career ended in a crash in the ’90s. Now he’s broke and lives out of his van, taking on freelance driving jobs whenever someone needs him in a pinch. As it happens, former rival-turned-friend Ruben (Javier Bardem), now a team owner, needs a driver in a pinch. His team hasn’t gotten a single top 10 finish all season and is in........

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