My Personal Favorite Fast Film

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2019)

Fast and Furious 6 is my favorite film in this franchise thus far. I will say I enjoyed it even more than Fast Five. While Fast Five, from a critical standpoint, is better I had a bit more fun with this film. It is amazing to see where this franchise has gone throughout the years. This franchise went from films about street racing to straight-up action and adventure films, starting with Fast Five. Some people might not care for the change but I, personally welcome it. This film continues in that direction and I found it to be the most entertaining. There is nothing deep about this film. This film will not win any awards but it is not supposed to. This film, as well as the other Fast and Furious films, is meant to entertain, and I think it definitely succeeded.
The cast from the previous films all reprise their roles here. The characters are all still enjoyable and play off each other very well. I love the banter between the characters. I thought this film had some of the best comedy of the series.
Unlike the previous films, this film feels more like Vin Diesel's movie. In the first two films Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) was definitely the main protagonist. In Fast and Furious and Fast Five I felt Paul Walker and Vin Diesel were dual protagonists. Here Toretto feels more like the main protagonist. I do not mind this because of the plot of this film and because I like Toretto better than Brian anyway. I especially like his scenes with Letty. Brian is still important though, and goes through his own arc as well.
Letty, played by Michelle Rodriguez, is back in this film. The way they explain how she survived in Fast and Furious, I thought was lame and implausible. However, she does have more to do in this film. In the first film she was one of the side cast and did not do much. In Fast and Furious she was only in the opening. However, in this she is given more screen time, more to do, and a pretty decent in the middle and end of the film. The scenes she shares with Toretto I liked as well.
The villain Shaw I really like in this film. He's easily one of the stronger villains. This is probably because he has so little competition. The Fast franchise's main problem was its villains. The villains have always been weak and uninteresting. Shaw, I think is a big step up. I like that they make Shaw the antithesis of Toretto and his code. The incorporation of Letty makes this a very personal story for Toretto like Fast and Furious, which I like.
The action is very loud, fun, and intense like in Fast Five. The effects are great too. There is CGI, but I think it is used effectively. Like in the last film, this film puts more emphasis on action and gun fights rather than racing. However, there are still one or two races that are incorporated, which I found to be enjoyable. Since my theater only shows movies in 2D, I cannot comment on the 3D aspect of the film.
Overall, this was a great time at the movies. If you are a fan of the Fast Franchise, definitely check this one out. The ending scene during the credits was also amazing. Like Fast Five it won't win any awards but, for what it is, it's at the top of its class as far as action movies today.