It's spring break for many for the next couple of weeks, and that fact is reflected at the box office this weekend. Vin Diesel is back as Dom in Fast And Furious.
There are times when all movie enthusiasts have to remember that some movies are made specifically to make money, and that's this movie. FAF is only filmed to bring in the green....fast and furious! Do we really need a plot recap? Okay.
Dom is back in FAF, and he's still up to his old tricks, wanted by the FBI, after pulling off crime after crime, and racing in the streets for various reasons both good and bad. The FBI is still chasing him. His girlfriend, Letty is killed and he's chasing the killers. There's plenty of chasing, gun play, illegal racing, killing, felonious stealing, and hard drug running to go around.
In FAF's defense, there are plenty of really long racing and driving sequences, so you're not cheated there. Slick editing makes it tough to tell if you're watching really great driving by Hollywood's best, or if it's half great- half fake. While much of this action is certainly entertaining, it's all so over-the-top and not at all believable. No one drives like this and gets away with it every single time. That's the thing about these movies. They tear around Los Angeles for miles at a time causing all kinds of havoc, with no ramifications at all. I know this underground racing circuit exists, but you would think that there are no police in Los Angeles left. It's all so wrong and it's really glorified.
You do get to see some fantastic cars here, including a few mint 1970 Chevelle SS's, an extremely rare 1972 Ford Gran Torino, a hopped up 1970 Plymouth Fury, and there are others. Really nice. Tough to watch them get wrecked too, but I'm thinking they're not really getting wrecked either.
But with that all said, FAF is just a crash-em-up, cash machine getting ready to ring. Young people will flock to the box office, the rentals and purchasing will be huge in 90 days. Pay-per-view, and don't forget the countless video games that are coming starring Vin Diesel too. That's what FAF is all about. It's not about being good or moving, or anything. It's about the dough. And Hollywood needs to make some too. Many times big money studios make from pics like this, fund other projects up the road.
Fast And Furious. It's a targeted young persons adrenaline rush, that will get the blood pumping too. Not for everyone. BUT if you've been waiting, Fast And Furious will be your cup of....rather can of energy drink. Maybe a few cans
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