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The result presents a critical equivalent to a head-on collision

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 |Sep 19, 2023

For all the overproduction of the speed scenes, most of the vehicular stunts and set pieces are pretty impressive, if really, really stupid; I swear that the race through the mine shaft was lifted right out of a Speed Racer cartoon.

Full Review |Sep 8, 2023

It is undeniably nice to see the friendship built up again, as that relationship has always been a strength of the franchise. Granted, the film does take itself way too seriously...

Full Review |May 2, 2023

A thin, oddly miserable draft of the formula that Fast Five would ultimately refine, Fast and Furious squanders its obvious potential with a dour tone and visually sloppy car chases.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 |Jul 4, 2021

Lives up to its name during the opening moments - even before the title flashes onscreen.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 |Nov 28, 2020

After getting off to a flying start - a prologue depicting the hijacking of a petrol tanker on a mountain pass is top-notch stuff - the film loses serious momentum due to a sluggish story.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 |May 14, 2020

Provided a cinematic equivalent of NOS to the franchise with a tone shift that helped make it one of the most popular and profitable action series in the last decade.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.5/10 |Mar 31, 2015

...a combination of kinetic filmmaking and hulking charisma that can only be called bro bliss.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 |Mar 30, 2015

The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice?'

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 |Sep 29, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 |Nov 17, 2011

Though I admit the title of the film is slightly dumb, I can't really fault much else going on here.

Full Review | Original Score: B |May 6, 2011

Bummer.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 |Apr 4, 2011

As hard as it is to believe, having the old gang back really does make a big difference, just not big enough. Lin isn't the director to offer anything new enough to make Fast & Furious worth your time unless you're a hardcore fan of the series.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 |Mar 22, 2011

Here's hoping this is the last, but after the huge amount of money it has taken already in the States, don't be surprised to see a 5th.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 |Apr 15, 2010

Isn't worth even the most forgiving action fan's time...

Full Review |Dec 13, 2009

One of the film's biggest laughs is showing title credits. Clearly, after a prologue in which thieves play chicken with a burning, tumbling oil tanker, the possibility exists this is a Steven Soderbergh experimental gamble. Dumb, fun & entertaining.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 |Sep 21, 2009

Lin makes the few set pieces sandwiched between the many flat, talky scenes count as much as they can.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 |Sep 13, 2009

'Fast & Furious?' The stars of this sequel are more like Sluggish & Vaguely Grumpy, though it's nothing a little bit of fiber in their diets couldn't cure.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 |Sep 10, 2009

'Neat to watch' summarizes the film quite nicely. The revenge subplot that drives Fast and Furious is uninteresting since we haven't seen these characters in eight years.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 |Aug 30, 2009

Fast & Furious is a piece of junk, but at least it is an entertaining and endearing piece of junk. For a franchise I actively dislike, this is the best of the bunch.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ |Aug 14, 2009