All of the Fast and
Furious movies are big, dumb, loud, ridiculously implausible and highly
melodramatic. But the appeal of this series of movies, which has made $1.5
billion so far and shows no signs of slowing down, is undeniable, especially
with 2012’s Fast Five. “Fast and
Furious 6’ continues in the same vein, bringing back all of the characters from
Five and adding a new villain and a return
of an original character. The latest edition proves that car chases with real stunt
drivers are still more thrilling than most CGI spectacles. Now, I have to admit
that I enjoy even the cheesiest of action flicks so it should be no surprise
that I looked forward to seeing this one. And I wasn’t disappointed. “Fast and
Furious 6” is a great ride!
Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), supposedly killed in the fourth
chapter of this story, is actually alive and apparently working for a nefarious
former SAS officer and current terrorist named Shaw (Luke Evans). FBI agent
Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), decides that the only way to stop Shaw is by recruiting
the now-wealthy-and-off-the-grid crew led by the love of Letty’s life, Dominic
Toretto (Vin Diesel). Because, of course, all other FBI agents are busy and
Dom’s crew is probably more effective anyway. And there’s no such thing as an
action sequence that is too over-the-top as people fly from one moving vehicle
to another. Just about every character gets to do this at least once. And
Rodriguez has a knock-down-drag-out fight with mixed-martial-arts actress Gina
Carano that’s impressive. “Fast and Furious 6” doesn’t need CGI or 3D to please
its audience. This is definitely a summer crowd pleaser. 5/24/13
1 comment:
You can't argue with a winner! This film is exciting to watch with lots of car races and explosions. If this is what you like, go see this violent classic.
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