The Fast and the Furious:Part 6.

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2013)

With having been left gasping for air after seeing Fast Five,thanks to it unexpectedly rejuvenating the franchise with an amazing confidence,I decided to pay a visit to local cinema with some friends,where we all buckled up,and got set to witness the sixth part in the franchise speed across the screen.
The plot:
Investigating a recent theft of military equipment from a Russian convoy,Dipolmatic Security Service agents Luke Hobbs and Riley discover that the attack was committed by a highly trained gang,led by a former British Special Forces solider called Owen Shaw.Fearing that the military equipment could soon disappear onto the black market,Hobbs decides that it is time to take drastic measures and fight fire with fire,by locating the leader of a gang who stole $100 million right under Hobbs nose.
Eventally locating the gangs former leader (Dominic Toretto) on an isolated erotic island,Hobbs is left disappointed,after Toretto gives him a stone face answer,that he has no interest at all in working for Luke.Pulling out his trump card,Hobbs calls Dominic's bluff by revealing to him a top secret photo that was recently taken of the thieves,which reveals that Toretto's "dead" girlfriend Letty is actually alive and well,and currently working with the gang.
Desperate top see Letty again,Dominic grudgingly accepts Luke's request and begins to gather up his old gang.As Toretto and the gang begin to investigate Owen Shaw's recent activates,Dominic begins to fear that Letty may not give him the warm welcome that he had originally expected
View on the film:
Despite having to complete 18 months worth of post-production in a 12 week period (which led to 3 editors being hired for the movie!),director Justin Lin shows a new clarity for each of the tremendous action scenes,with the limited post-production time allowing Lin to give the film a real raw edge.
Smartly placing just enough character beats so as to allow each of the actors their moment in the one-liner spotlight,Lin takes the gravity defying action of Fast Five to a new,literally in the air defying the laws of physics level,with Lin giving the excellent London location a futuristic sheen,as he takes the viewer on a joyful,tongue firmly placed in motor-mouth thrill ride,which go from isolated, one on one street races in sections of London that are,in reality never anything less than jam packed, (the crew were only given 2 minutes every hour to film on some of the UK's busiest roads) to Lin finishing the movie on an epic car (s) V plane fiery race to the finish.
Bringing a striking new element to the franchise,director Justin Lin places all of the female character's of the film right at the centre of the movie,with Toretto's desire to uncover Letty's recent activates being used as the main plot thread which keeps the film speeding along.
Along with being much more involved in the story part of the movie,Lin also gives each of the actresses some of the films most intense action beats,with a hard-hitting,rough'n tumble fight between Letty (played by a feisty Michelle Rodriguez) and Riley (played by a take no prisoners Gina Carano) being the most gripping action scene of the entire movie.
For his terrific screenplay of the movie,Chris Morgan carefully balances moving the franchise forward with an espionage angle,that leads to each of the gang having doubts about their alliance's,whilst also making sure to include enough mention to past events in the films which allow for a side plot to slowly develop,which ends up delivering a huge scorpion like sting at the end of the film,as Morgan begins to fully display the new road that this fast,and very furious film is racing upon.