Go watch it and get your testosterone pumped.

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2013)

Its understandable why people will go and watch this movie. I have been watching the fast and furious series since its inception. Of the 6 movies made, some where adrenaline pumping, exciting and some were plain old lame. This one stands somewhere in the middle.
The opening sequence of the movie is brilliant, and it sets the mood for the movie. It gets you all excited. And then 15 minutes in to the film, you realize you're drifting father away from the storyline (because it doesn't have one). You get eager to get on with to the parts with all the action, but alas! it doesn't come.
The locations in the movie are breathtaking and so are the cars. The cars! From the M5, 69 Mustang to the Daytona (albeit not the original). Oh, and don't forget the tank. They blew up a tank! The chase sequences are brilliant, as usual. But here's what bothers me. Every time the actors shift their gears you realize that they're driving an automatic. So many gear changes in an automatic? Amateurish.
The acting is mediocre. I believe Dwayne Jhonson had only one motive for the movie, to look big - he does. Its daunting to see him on the screen. Justin Lin (director) was not able to put him on screen with 2 other actors, because they just wouldn't fit the screen! As for the rest, Paul Walker & Vin Diesel put up good performances, Ludicrous & Tyrese Gibson are the comic relief and the female actors are a little more than eye candy.
The plot is as boring and nonchalant as a B grade Hollywood flick. All throughout the movie you keep telling yourself that the movie is about to explode. But it doesn't.
The music is good and in lieu with the flow of the movie. The direction is nothing out of the ordinary, and you don't expect it to be for a movie like this.
The ending sequence is quite thrilling to say the least and the gang take out an army cargo airplane. But all throughout the sequence you keep asking yourself, when does the runway end?!
All in all, a good entertainer. Post credits you're in for a surprise as The Man is introduced in to the franchise. Be sure to go and watch movie after having a couple of beers.