Review of the movie Fast and Furious 6

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2015)

Fast and Furious Keeps Getting Better
The action-packed saga Fast and Furious adds another sequel to the collection that exceeds expectations. "Fast and Furious 6"; starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is set in a new country with new boundaries to overcome. Director Justin Lin is at it again producing another great movie that is entertaining. "Fast and Furious 6" hits all emotions and makes you feel like you're apart of the adventures taking place. The Fast and Furious franchise has improved their movies from the first one in 2001.
Retired street racers Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) have started calm lives with their family in foreign countries after pulling off a major robbery in "Fast 5". Throughout every Fast and Furious movie, it is shown that Dom's main concern is his family because he believes family will never let you down. Since family is very important to Dom and his group they decide to help Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) in exchange for amnesty to return home and to possibly save one of their own.
While watching this movie you will experience all kinds of emotions. Like all the other Fast and Furious movies, this new one of course has a couple high intensity car sequences that will have you on the edge of your seat. The special effects used to make these shots do a very good job in making each scene feel believable and real. From flying through the air to car crashes, each scene looks authentic and convincing. There are also many scenes that will cause you to tear up a bit and lay heavy on your heart.
In addition to a having a notable plot, the main characters Vin Diesel and Paul Walker show the ease of committing to their role. Since they have played these characters for 6 movies in 12 years, Diesel and Walker have great chemistry on screen and are able to successfully become their characters. These two main characters are also best friends off screen and use that relationship to make their characters seem very close. Vin Diesel does an especially great job as portraying the tough street racer with a hard exterior yet is able to have a soft spot when it comes to his family because of his mannerisms and tone of voice.
With all the action shots during this film, the cinematography does a very good job in each scene. By having close up and long shots at the right time, it is easy to see the emotions and body language of each character during the shot. This is especially shown in the major action scenes involving a tank on a highway and a plane crashing. The angles used help display the full effect of how intense and extreme each sequence is
"Fast and Furious 6" makes each viewer want to be apart of the film. Being the second most successful Fast and Furious movie, "Fast and Furious 6" is a great one to see. It is impressive for the Fast and Furious franchise to still be producing movies in the saga. By improving each new movie, the franchise has become very successful and have created a fan base that is excited for each new movie created.