Furious 6 is the latest and dare I say---the best in the long running The Fast And The Furious franchise. It's an action film that's fun. In fact, it's fun almost to a fault but never quite gets to that point. It's the perfect mix of action and surprisingly hilarious comedy and after the 130 minutes are up...I only wished I could have watched it for 30 minutes longer. Sure---none of the film is believable at all but you have to let it slide or you won't know what fun you're missing while you're nitpicking too much.
The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto...the street car racer we all know and love. Officer Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) offers him and his crew full pardons from jail if they help stop a bigger threat. That threat is car expert and criminal mastermind Shaw (Luke Evans.) Meanwhile, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) just had a baby with wife Mia (Jordana Brewster) and must rejoin the crew both out of principal and to get his pardon.
Sure...this isn't the most amazing film you'll ever see. It's ridiculous and unbelievable and mostly predictable despite a few clever twists. However, the action is fantastic. For Christ sake...they take on both a tank and airplane. Unlike most action films nowadays...the action scenes are shot so that you can tell exactly what's going on. This is a huge relief from the usual shaky cam. Also...the dialogue is hilarious. Johnson has many great lines as the sardonic Hobbs and the chemistry between the whole crew is incredibly palpable now as it should be. Also...Gina Carano plays Hobbs' new partner and while she's no great actress...she is terrific eye candy and a great, athletic action star.
Like I said....Furious 6 could be torn to shreds for its ridiculous nature, general predictability and lack of any real substance. However, the film is so much damn fun that these flaws never seem to matter. If you haven't enjoyed any of the last five....you won't enjoy this one. If you've enjoyed even one of the last five...there's a 99% chance of you liking this one. If you're a virgin to this series...this will be a good one to see because it's the best of them yet. In other words...unless you hate this whole series of films...there's almost no way you won't enjoy this.
(4 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language)
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