The Fast and the Furious | ||
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USA, 2001. Rated PG-13. 106 minutes. Cast:
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Rick Yune,
Chad Lindberg, Matt Schulze, Johnny Strong, Ted Levine, Ja Rule |
Grade: C- | Review by Carlo Cavagna |
Instead of surfing, The Fast and Furious features auto racing, much of it on city streets (which is illegal), and stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Diesel is a huge improvement over Point Break's Patrick Swayze as the seductive arch-villain, but the talentless Paul Walker is even worse than Keanu Reeves as the smart-as-rocks pretty-boy cop. Jordana Brewster is totally unbelievable as the love interest. It's nice to see Girlfight's Michelle Rodriguez getting big-movie work, but it's a bit of a shock to see her at the mandated Hollywood-actress weight and in such a thankless role (as Diesel's girlfriend). The film also features Silence of the Lambs' Ted Levine (who played the other villain--you know, the one Jodie Foster was actually trying to catch) as Walker's police boss. Your enjoyment of The Fast and the Furious depends completely on whether you have a passion for fast cars. Supposedly it comes with the Y-chromosome, but I was born without it. The street racing scenes, jam-packed with nubile young women bursting out of their tiny clothes, make beer commercials look realistic. I suppose that's also a reason to watch, or not, depending on taste. Review
© January 2002 by AboutFilm.Com and the author. |
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