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The sixth installment of the Fast series picks up just after Dominic Toretto and his gang have gone their separate ways after making a big heist in Rio, in which they all acquired millions, in Fast 5. The "retired" criminals now live all over the world in varying degrees of opulence and luxury. The opening scene shows Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) completing a race they had bet on in the previous film, they end at O'Connor's new home where Mia (Jordana Brewster) has just gone into labour. The opening credits also includes a montage of scenes from the previous films, highlighting all the important moments in the series. The movie centers around Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) who tracks down Dom and persuades him to help take down Shaw (former British Special Forces soldier) whose crew is wanted for the destruction of a Russian military convoy and other criminal activities. Hobbs entices Dom to reunite his crew by showing him a recent photo of Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), Dom's former girlfriend, whom he thought was dead. Dominic gathers his crew together and they accept the mission in exchange for full pardons for their past crimes, which will allow them to return home to the United States.
What I liked about the film was that it actually had a well-thought out script as opposed to aimless racing. The scenes shot on location were well choreographed, the use of CGI has improved dramatically and authentic looking fight scenes (my boyfriend's favourite was of course The Michelle Rodriguez (who he thinks I look like) vs Gina Carano fight scene in the London Underground) all added to the experience. There were many moments that had me gripping my chair What the directors have created in the feel of Dom's "family" makes the audience care about what happens to the characters, and not just the lead protagonists, but the others too. By creating a bigger group they have also introduced different levels of relationships and friendships and therefore, more action and "side" stories. The relationship between Han (Sung Kang) & Gisele (Gal Gadot) adds an element of romance, while the often childish yet humorous banter between Ludacris' character Tej and Tyrese Gibson's Roman adds some comedic relief in a fast-paced, action-packed and downright fun movie!
Either way you look at it, fans of the franchise will most definitely enjoy this movie and the others will probably only be mildly entertained.
What some other critics had to say:
Richard Corliss (Time movie critic): "Five movies after The Fast and the Furious, the 2001 original (which was a loose remake of a 1955 film produced by Roger Corman), what’s left to do with cars? Well, this, from Fast Five: Dom drove a ’66 Corvette Grand Sport sideways out of a speeding freight car to race the train toward an imminent cliff. Then Dom’s blond buddy Brian (Paul Walker) leaped off the train and into the car milliseconds before it plummeted off the cliff and into a river far below. The bonding of the two autoholics was impressive, but not nearly so much as the teamwork of the Fast Five stunt team. In a movie era when dramatic ingenuity is close to evaporating, the complex, split-second choreography of men and cars is an expression of medium-to-high film art.
Tom Charity (CNN, on Rotten Tomatoes): "Ludicrous, but undeniably fun and surprisingly affectionate, this is really all you could ask of a car crash movie, and more."
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