Today I read yet another negative movie review for Fast & Furious. This critic tore it up pretty good. The most positive thing they said was that Paul Walker (Brian) looked blankly cute. I guess that’s good, right?
The thing is, I saw Fast & Furious Saturday night and liked it a lot. I’ve said it before and I guess I’m about to say it again. Too many peoople expect too much from movies, especially critics.
I’ve read at least 5 reviews that criticized the dialogue. Hello?! Did they not see Vin Diesel on the movie poster? Vin Diesel’s fans don’t go to movies for dialogue, we go for the action, the fun, and the excitement – and once again we got what we wanted.
My only criticisms are minor:
- I would have liked more “Letty” (Michelle Rodriguez) in the movie, I’m a fan of the actress and the character. She brings a great deal of energy to her roles and would have brought more energy to the film, if she’d been allowed the luxury. I hope to see Michelle in more movies. She’s woefully underused.
- For whatever reasons, when movie makers want to flavor a film with a taste of Latin, they do so without much tastefulness. I’m not against sexiness, but come on. A few scenes looked like they’d walked onto the set of a music video and were obviously thrown in for shock value. They weren’t much of either.
But back to the positive. The action in this movie is the kind that makes you lean forward and dash your eyes all over the screen, trying to take it all in. I can only imagine how excited “automobile fanatics” get during this movie. There are some pretty incredible cars in this movie. I’m not a “car person” but even I was impressed.
Fun Fast & Furious Trivia:
- When Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez were hired for first movie in the series, The Fast and the Furious, neither even had a driver’s license!
- Jordana Brewster once dated Mark Wahlberg.
- Gal Gadot (Giselle) was Miss Israel while serving in the Israeli military. That has to be a first.
If you want to have a fun time at the movies, see Fast & Furious. If you want your brain to feel stimulated, see Duplicity (another movie I liked a lot).