Well, color me surprised... The Fast and The Furious has not been a series known for its intelligence. Indeed, it's always been big, loud, and pretty dumb. Sure the first was something new and somewhat original. But the sequels have been anything but. Yeah I know its high octane fun, but you can say the same thing about Michael Bay films -- all style, no substance (Yes, a quote from Fanboys, No, that doesn't make it any less true!). Am I saying that these sequels are as bad as Michael Bay films? No, but each one offers nothing new, well, unless you count drifting, and that isn't saying a lot.
What really made this one stand out than the rest is how it actually diversified the pace of how the movie normally goes. They didn't have a damn drag race every 10 minutes. In fact, they barely had any -- which is really ingenious, because when the time did come to have an awesome driving sequence, you were begging for it. They ditch the street racing that made its name in favor for being a heist film. But frankly, I’m not entirely impressed by it. There are still much better heist films such as Ocean’s Eleven, the Bank Job, Italian Job, Inception, etc.
However, it's still filled with bad cheesy one-liners and really awful acting. Anyway, stay tuned while the end credits roll, and you'll be treated to a teaser that reaffirms what's to come in the next film, with no less than two surprise appearances. If your diet consists of mindless entertainment, this is your key to salvation.
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