"Fast Five" is Fabulous, Fantastic, and Fun!

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2015)

While I love "Fast and Furious" franchise, I kinda don't like how they title some installments, such as "Fast and Furious" in 2009 (actually a fourth film) and now this. They drop "furious" in the fifth film and I don't know why. I guess it's for creative pursuit, but the adjectives "fast" and "furious" accurately describe the films' premise and atmosphere. Anyway, if you enjoy the previous four films, you'll definitely enjoy this for the fifth time.
Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker) work together with their friends to disarm a powerful Brazilian drug lord through a 100 million dollar heist. Agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) joins this movie, so prepare for greater battle.
This is a major shift in the franchise, as they incorporate the heist sub-genre. So there are less racing, but the car chases are still there. I love how they plan their moves to get the vault. The police wants Dom and Brian, so the duo obviously has to run away inside the fast cars! The vault-dragging scene, which is apparently boasted in the trailer, is very fun and high-octane to watch. How the hell did they shoot that in a city? Editing is very good, the music is very pumping for the car sequences, and stunts are crazier than ever. A surprise character enters the storyline, so watch out.
This movie reminds me of "Resident Evil: Retribution" in terms of action and racial diversity, and it's interesting to note that this film and that film are fifth entries of their own franchises. Like how I love "Resident Evil" movies, I love the "Fast and Furious" movies!