"Fast Five” is the latest installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise. It has everything you expect from the franchise; hot women, hotter cars, high-speed chases, and a plot thinner than the thongs worn by the extras.
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster revive their roles as a trio of street racers/professional car thieves. When a contracted theft goes south, they find themselves hunted by the most powerful drug lord in Rio de Janero, the corrupt police force in his pocket, and an elite team of US Federal Agents (led by Dwayne Johnson) sent to hunt them down. They decide to seek revenge on the drug lord by hitting him where it hurts most; in the pocket.
Now this movie is full of logical disconnects. The first, and most glaring one, is the cornerstone of the plot. (Tiny spoiler alert) The crew figures out that a GPS in a car they stole has the coordinates to the 10 houses throughout the city that the gangster keeps his $100 million. Now I don’t know about you, but if I have someone keeping track of my $100 million, he had better be able to remember 10 addresses. In fact, his car wouldn’t even have a GPS, let alone a special chip to allow extra options that include tracking the money. Then there are the reality issues. I’d hazard that The Lord of the Rings is closer to reality than Fast Five.
The acting is all over the board, but overall above par for modern action movies. Dwayne Johnson uses his normal style…talk loud and sound angry for every sentence. I kept expecting to see him body slam everyone he talked to. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker gave decent performances. Granted they were nothing to write home about but better than I was expecting. At least I think they did. This might be like when you see an attractive person in a group, then you see them away from the group you realize the person wasn’t attractive after all, they were just the least ugly.
The choreography of cars chases/fight scenes/etc are done quite well. The racing scenes are pretty cool, and entertaining; as are the fight scenes. The cinematography is pretty good considering much of the movie is filmed in motion.
The PG-13 rating is accurate. Now as an action movie, the film does deliver. It is not a shining star, but worth seeing when it comes out on video. I give it 7 out of 10. Be sure to stick around through the first set of credits at the end.
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster revive their roles as a trio of street racers/professional car thieves. When a contracted theft goes south, they find themselves hunted by the most powerful drug lord in Rio de Janero, the corrupt police force in his pocket, and an elite team of US Federal Agents (led by Dwayne Johnson) sent to hunt them down. They decide to seek revenge on the drug lord by hitting him where it hurts most; in the pocket.
Now this movie is full of logical disconnects. The first, and most glaring one, is the cornerstone of the plot. (Tiny spoiler alert) The crew figures out that a GPS in a car they stole has the coordinates to the 10 houses throughout the city that the gangster keeps his $100 million. Now I don’t know about you, but if I have someone keeping track of my $100 million, he had better be able to remember 10 addresses. In fact, his car wouldn’t even have a GPS, let alone a special chip to allow extra options that include tracking the money. Then there are the reality issues. I’d hazard that The Lord of the Rings is closer to reality than Fast Five.
The acting is all over the board, but overall above par for modern action movies. Dwayne Johnson uses his normal style…talk loud and sound angry for every sentence. I kept expecting to see him body slam everyone he talked to. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker gave decent performances. Granted they were nothing to write home about but better than I was expecting. At least I think they did. This might be like when you see an attractive person in a group, then you see them away from the group you realize the person wasn’t attractive after all, they were just the least ugly.
The choreography of cars chases/fight scenes/etc are done quite well. The racing scenes are pretty cool, and entertaining; as are the fight scenes. The cinematography is pretty good considering much of the movie is filmed in motion.
The PG-13 rating is accurate. Now as an action movie, the film does deliver. It is not a shining star, but worth seeing when it comes out on video. I give it 7 out of 10. Be sure to stick around through the first set of credits at the end.
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