Fate of the Furious - 2 smiles

Although I am a fan of the Fast and Furious series and I am willing to suspend disbelief with most of the fantastical things that happen, "The Fate of the Furious" suffers from a total lack of credible story (going up against a Russian submarine?),  plausible dialogue (it's all pretty dumb) and believable characterization (there isn't any). What it has going for it are returning characters we're familiar with and like and big, splashy special effects. I especially liked the driverless cars careening down New York City streets. Charlize Theron does a solid job as the villain of the piece and there are hints that she'll appear in the next installment. The "Fate of the Furious" is 'turn the brain off' and eat your popcorn. You either go with the flow because you like these movies or don't bother going.