Directed by:
Justin LinScreenplay:
Chris MorganCinematography:
Stephen F. WindonComposer:
Lucas VidalCast:
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Tyrese Gibson, Gina Carano, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster (more)VOD (1)
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Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again. (official distributor synopsis)
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For me, this installment of the film series is roughly on the level of the oft-mocked second part: well made, but otherwise pretty bad. Thieves turn into secret agents, cars get hacked while driving with Bond-esque contraptions, Letty's resurrection is delivered like something out of the worst possible soap opera, the bad guy is as bad a character as the good guys... Plus the annoying pathos, not to mention the action scenes, which with all their car-to-car, car-to-plane, and plane-to-car jumps just crawl tongue-in-cheek to reality. Not much to see here.
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This decade seems dominated by over-the-top action franchises like The Expendables and Fast & Furious. But while The Expendables leans into the throwback vibe of 80s and 90s action flicks, Fast & Furious is all about its insane car stunts and absurdly over-the-top action sequences. And honestly, in this installment, some of it is surprisingly bearable. It's a decent way to zone out for a couple of hours, packed with familiar faces. Nothing groundbreaking, just your typical mindless, but effective blockbuster fun.
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It is becoming a purely family affair. The chemistry among the cast is fantastic, the lines, the gags, and most of the dialogues are great. This is not a precisely rehearsed acting performance, this is the natural chemistry between people who have been working together for several years and create an incredibly likeable team. It can be seen, it can be felt. The improvisation, not artificiality, brought me the greatest joy. At the same time, it is good to say that Fast and Furious is slowly moving towards the style of The Expendables, because the cast is increasingly expanding not only in the main roles but also in the supporting roles (this time with Gina Carano). We already know that Jason Statham will be in the next part, so there will certainly be no lack of interesting faces. Despite all of this, the sixth part is not better than the fifth, not by a long shot. It may be "smoother," more grandiose, and with a higher budget, but one thing is megalomania (a tank on a highway) and another thing is scenes that totally lack logic and make the viewer feel like an idiot. The tank's destruction, Vin Diesel as Superman, a 10-kilometer-long runway, these are things that cannot be tolerated. The excellent fight between Carano and Michelle Rodriguez in the subway is good, especially the now legendary staircase-falling scene (captivating work in terms of stunts, camera work, editing, and emotions), a few well-destroyed cars, and excellent sound as a whole. However, the unpleasant "sci-fi" elements that the film is overloaded with are disappointing. It was difficult to go further after the fifth film, but it certainly did not have to go further in terms of action. It should have gone in a slightly different direction.
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... and the bubble burst. NOS² testosterone³ in an absolutely unnecessarily over CGIed action scene which is more like gameplay footage than a regular movie. For Lin, this is a sad return to a never-ending series of routine movies that don’t know when to stop. However much number five was surprising (and deserved) winner of the action premier league, number six is on the brink of relegation to the second league of yawnably familiar rubbish.
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The sixth film was almost able to convince me that Luke Evans is the worst actor in the world if I didn't know him from his many great roles. But Fast & Furious is a genre unto itself, and can only raise the credit of certain actors. The likes of Gal Gadot got three films in the series as a patch for not getting noticed in Quantum of Solace, and over the years she's made it from debutante Miss to someone Disney pays homage to in Ralph Breaks the Internet. That's not bad at all.
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