Fast cars, tons of violence and a kickass soundtrack. Fast and Furious follows closely to the original movie in its ability to wet the pants of gear head, street racers. Taking place a bit after the The Fast and The Furious, Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are continuing in their criminal enterprises while Brian (Paul Walker) has taken a job with the FBI. After an unfortunate loss of a loved one, Dom finds himself pairing up with Brian once more to seek revenge on the killer.
The thing that stuck out the most about Fast and Furious was the action, not only are we treated to Vin Diesel whipping the crap out of muscle cars but we get to see him punching guys in the face and slamming them into the pavement. Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez bring about a nice subtle sexiness and newcomer Gal Gadot tipped it over to sizzling.
Without any pretense you can say that Fast and Furious sticks tightly to the script of the original and based on box office numbers it was the right thing to do. The story is a believable follow-up to the original and was carried through in like fashion with little acting and lots of car tuning. My favorite scene was the first race where Dom faces off against Brian. The action sequences moved at lightning speed yet managed to remain easy to follow as the cars drifted on the highway.
Music was heavy hitting, upbeat and typical, helping the action scenes along successfully. The sub characters in this movie weren’t as colorful and interesting as the original movie, especially since they are given all of 2 minutes of screen time each. Camera was steadily locked unto Mr. Dominic Toretto the entire movie… and it worked.
Go out and see Fast and Furious, it represents the right way to do action sequels. It was loud, fun and relevant, but beyond that it stuck to the script. Enjoy.
Written by Greg Dragon – who has written 365 reviews on Spicy Movie Dogs.
Cinephile and opinion writer, Greg Dragon has been a fan of movies since the 80's when Kung Fu theater was all the rage and Roger Moore was James Bond. As an opinion writer that has reviewed Box Office releases on a number of prominent websites, Greg is the founder and lead critic of Spicy Movie Dogs.
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