Eight years after “The Fast and the Furious,” showed there was an audience for Car porn, comes this, the fourth installment into the series.  “Fast and Furious” reunites the stars of the first movie, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. In the original roles that made them big stars almost a decade ago.   This time around, a murder brings everyone back to L.A., which leads to ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) and Police Officer Brian O’Connor (Walker) having a shared enemy and needing to work together to bring him down.

The Good:

As one would expect, the car race scenes are phenomenal.  Director Justin Lin, who directed the third installment “Tokyo Drift” as well, knows how to set an action scene and carry an audience away on a ride.   Set in Los Angeles and nearby Mexico, the scenery also looks really nice on the big screen.

The Bad:

If you are going to this movie looking for solid acting, you are going to be disappointed.  I half expected scenes showing the actors cashing their checks and you could see that was the whole purpose for them making this movie.  Most notably to me was Jordana Brewster, who didn’t seem interested in any of the plot.

Closing:

“Fast and Furious” is your typical turn the brain off popcorn flick.   Some of these movies work and provide a good time as in the first of this franchise.  However, similar to “2 Fast 2 Furious,” I found that the movie lacked in a lot of areas because those in charge knew that the simply the title and actors would be enough to lure a hefty profit.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 min without trailers
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez
Genre: Action
Rated: PG-13
Final Verdict: Watch it at the dollar theater

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