Does What It Says On The Box

Rating: Null/10 (2 October 2011)

A thinner script, a bigger stunts budget and a cast that is busting at the seams from all the muscle and machismo. It even has Joaquim de Almeida to chew the scenery as the proto-bad guy drug lord.
It's a total paint-by-numbers Fast and Furious, but with everything cranked up to a ridiculous level (and a lot of the flab trimmed away). If the opening scene does not make you realise that using your brain is a drawback, you shouldn't watch Fast Five. But if you can switch off, it's a lot of fun (especially the totally unrealistic final action sequence).
It's the action move that just keeps on giving. For fans there is a sense of conclusion to the characters, but who has been watching these for the story? Car porn and explosive action: that is pretty much this package. Sit back and enjoy.