Blog Review: Fast and Furious

Director: Justin Lin

Producer: Samantha Vincent

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster

Fast and Furious is the fourth film in the series, going back to the basics by bringing the original cast back but still using director Justin Lin who directed the third installment of the series. Once again, the crew is hijacking, but this time its fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic and Dominic Toretto is now an international criminal.

In this movie, Brain O’Conner is a FBI agent who has been assigned to track down a drug lord named Arturo. He ends up running into Dom when he goes to a witness’s house and the two reunite. They both compete in a race, Dom modifying his Chevrolet Chevelle SS and Brain taking a Nissan Skyline R34 from the impound. The race is to smuggle drugs across the border so the team’s driver and their cars are sent across the border to receive the packages. After finding out some important information about the race and the end, Dom and Brain come up with a second plan or back up plan like the second film of the series. The movie continues as the two try to figure out what to do with everything from the FBI to the drug lords and each other.

The Fast and Furious franchise has always been about the flashy cars and girls, not so much about good stories. The first film was the best one hands down compared to the rest due to the good story and character development, which was what made the 2 sequels not so good. This film tries to bring that story back one more time for one final film ending the series but this film really doesn’t fulfill anything other than just another car race.

The special effects have changed a little from the first film of the franchise which used actual cars. This film uses CGI more and more making the car chases seem not up to par with the rest of the series. Event the commercials looked fake, but these films are about the flashy explosions and races more then good overall visuals.

Overall, it was a good film if you’re just looking for another car movie but if you’re looking for something else, this film may not be what you’re looking for.