Some Really Ridiculous Action Scenes

Rating: 4/10 (24 April 2017)

After their successful heist in Brazil which netted them $100 million dollars, "Dominic Toretto" (Vin Diesel) and his team have dispersed all over the world to enjoy life. Then one day "Agent Luke Hobbs" (Dwayne Johnson) appears on Dominic's doorstep and informs him that his former girlfriend, "Letty" (Michelle Rodriguez) is very much alive and working with an infamous criminal named "Shaw" (Luke Evans) on a mission to steal a very lethal military weapon which he can sell to the highest bidder. Wanting to prevent that at all costs Hobbs asks Dominic to reassemble his team in order to stop Shaw and in return all of them-to include Letty--will receive full pardons. Wanting very much to help Letty out Dominic agrees to his terms. But as good as Dominic's team is they soon find out that taking out Shaw and his team is much more difficult than they ever imagined. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film started out real well and definitely had the potential to be something very special. Unfortunately, the director (Justin Lin) once again got carried away and threw in some extremely preposterous stunts which ruined everything. Now I have no doubt that some viewers want action above everything else but there are others who also want some semblance of realism as well. Apparently Justin Lin doesn't understand that. Be that as it may I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly below average.