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The racing sequences were excellent and had me on the edge of my seat. Brad Pitt was as charming as ever. The supporting cast around him gazed into his eyes while daydreaming as they should. That's not my problem. The onslaught of advertisements in the F1-verse and in the movie (lots of watch closeups) could even be interpreted as a way to differentiate Pitt's character from the F1 world - so it's not even that. It's that disgusting glossy shine new movies have. David Cronenberg was right about this new digital look being a choice. The Holdovers and The Surfer both shot on digital but look fantastic. Holdovers was digital right? I'm not totally sure. But that gross shiny look was a choice and I found it to be a bad choice. TWO STARS