Dearest Blog, today it was off to the cinema with one of my favorite girls to see some of my favorite guys in Fast & Furious 6.
Agent Hobbs uses a ghost from their past to enlist Dominic Toretto and crew to bring down a dangerous international criminal mastermind.
Spoiler level here will be mild, nothing you wouldn't know from the trailers.
Huge action, loud music, and plenty of eye candy make the Fast & Furious franchise my kinda movies, and the sixth installment does not disappoint.
I consider a big screen full of Vin Diesel the noblest and best use of a big screen. The Fast & Furious films don't tax what some might (cruelly!) call his limited abilities, and he capably leads the ensemble through its high-octane paces. Dwayne Johnson brings his customary charm back to the table, and great banter between Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Tyrese Gibson provides most of the movie's comic relief. Luke Evans shines as a baaaaaaaaaaad baddie who poses the team's biggest threat yet. If you aren't a Luke Evans fan, well, you haven't been listening to a word I've said these past three years, but you're sure to be impressed with him in FF6. I only wish he'd had more screen time...but then again I always wish that!
As usual, jaw dropping car chases and stunts provide Fast 6's centerpiece. Had this film been in 3D, I might have gotten carsick! There's also a fair bit of impressive weaponry and plenty of hand-to-hand combat, including a hot girlfight between Gina Carano and the glorious Michelle Rodriguez. Though it's never slow, Fast 6 does run a tad long, something that easily could have been fixed by cutting some shots of gears being shifted. The car's going fast. Now it's going faster. We get it already.
Fast & Furious 6 clocks in at 130 minutes and is rated PG13 for "intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language."
Fast & Furious 6 is, in the immortal words of Sergeant Nicholas Angel, "an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride," sure to please old and new fans alike. Even a mid-flick theatre evacuation today couldn't derail the fun! The movie will never win any Academy Awards, but it's everything it promises to be and everything fans expect. Of a possible nine Weasleys, Fast & Furious 6 gets eight.
Until next time...
Luke Evans...as awesome as I promised you he is! ;-)
I haven't even seen any of the Fast films, maybe I should do so soon because this and Fast Five have gotten a lot of good reviews.
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Completely agree. Probably the most fun I have had at the movies so far this year!
ReplyDeleteI only had a few minor issues with the plot, but I was so impressed they were able to keep up the quality of the last one.
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ReplyDeleteGood review Cidny. It's as dumb as you're going to get with this franchise, but at least they keep it fun, light, and always worth watching.
ReplyDelete"Thanks for commenting! I read a remark somewhere else calling this franchise 'critic-proof.' While I'm not sure I think that's entirely the truth, for the most part it does seem folks are willing to accept it for what it is: big, dumb fun! :-) Cindy P."
DeleteHaven't seen all the Fast and Furious movies but will definitely go see this one..too many good reviews not to.
ReplyDelete"Thanks for commenting! This one's definitely too much fun to miss! :-)Cindy P."
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