Fast Five Review (Minor Spoilers)

I can die now!

THE MOVIE: CRITIC'S TAKE

It's very rare that a franchise can bring everyone important back for a fifth film. It's pretty much unheard of but this franchise managed to pull it off. I must say they fulfilled a wanting fantasy for every Fast and Furious fan. Now here comes the hard part. Will the fans like it? Given what they've done with this film I think the answer would be a yes. They gave me what I wanted and then some.





STORY

It begins where the last film ended... with Brian, played by Paul Walker breaking Dom, played by Vin Diesel out of a bus ride full of prisoners. This leads them all being wanted by the FBI including Dom's sister Mia, played by Jordana Brewster. They separate and Brian and Mia find themselves visiting an old friend and enemy... Vince, played by Matt Schulze from the first fast and Furious film. He has a job for them but Brian is not sure about it until Dom shows up. They end up doing the job but a double cross occurred that put all their lives in jeopardy. Now the most powerful man in Brazil wants their head and the most talented federal bounty hunter wants nothing more than to bring them all in to pay for their crimes. This sets up one big adventure.

Get him rocky get him!

They end up finding out the real reason why the most powerful man in Brazil named Reyes, played by Joaquim De Almedida, wants their head. After hearing some good news from Mia an idea sparks in Dom's brain. He wants to rob Reyes blind but he needs help from the best men in the theft business. He calls upon his A Team!

A Team!

With his best people in toe they plan the perfect robbery. All they needed was a few cars, drill time, lots of practice, Gisele, played by Gal Gadot, flirting with Han, played by Sung Kang, Roman, played by Tyrese Gibson, lighting up the screen with his humor and wise cracks, the brains of Tej, played by Ludacris, and a bunch of other entertaining moments.

Awesome

During this time Hobbs, played by The Rock, is hell bent on bringing down Dom and his crew. He finally catches up with him and a mega fight ensues. Hobbs managed to grab Dom, Brian, and Mia into custody. However, Reyes had a different plan. In the process Reyes's men kills all of Hobbs men but with the help of Dom and Brian he was able to fend of Reyes's men. Looks like now Hobbs owes them one.

I cried a little

He allows them to go after Reyes and his most prized possessions. The ending was well thought out and very entertaining. In the end everyone gets what they deserved and now Dom has a new agent on his tail. I think this agent might be a little busy though. He may have a ghost he needs to catch.

GHOST?

ACTING

The chemistry here was flawless. This is why friends should make movies together. Everyone fit their roles just like how we remember them. Having them interact together was a delight and I hope they can pull it off again. Even the new people did a pretty good job. No complaints in this department.

SPECIAL EFFECTS

The special effects weren't bad. I loved the Brazilian scenery and how everything popped even in the dark settings. The action scenes were over the top and some of the things they did were unbelievable. It's a very unrealistic film and I hoped for a little realism. I guess that was asking for too much. Well at least the girls were hot...

I want to eat her puXXy

WRITING AND DIRECTING

The film was directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. The writing was ok for a film like this. It wasn't great but it's good enough not to make you cringe. I enjoyed the Gisele character going after Han. It's a nice flip from the ordinary guy crushing on hot girl. I wish more writers had the guts to pull this.

Now that's awesome

Justin Lin did an awesome job with this film. Everything is in focus and nothing is jammed together. He filmed the action scenes the best he could, given the small spaces he had to work with. Overall I wish this team can work together again. It looked like they had a lot of fun.

THE END

This film is a must see. How often can you get all your favorite characters back for one film? The action and chemistry is there and there is some pretty new interesting faces to see. It's a decent film. I don't think you will be disappointed... just wait till after the end credits. There's more faces to see!

STORY 7 out of 10
ACTING 8 out of 10
SPECIAL EFFECTS 8 out of 10
WRITING 7 out of 10
DIRECTING 8 out of 10

OVERALL 8 (MUST SEE)