Guilty pleasure, the plot and action are absurd but it is fun to watch them.

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2011)

The action begins with a bold heist, a bus carrying dangerous criminals to another prison. The target is to bust out Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto. The man behind the plan is his buddy, Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner. Where to go, to avoid capture? How about Rio De Janiero? That is where most of the rest of the movie is set.
But the USA doesn't forgive criminals and heists very easily, and their best man, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Luke Hobbs, who brings along his best team, arrive to capture the criminals.
That wouldn't generate much in the way of an interesting story, were it not for the third leg of the criminal triangle, a local drug and crime boss. So much of the action and intrigue ends up with both Toretto's group and Hobbs' group getting the best of the crime boss and his gang.
The action is "over the top", with the shooting and car chases. Of particular mention is the theft of the large bank safe containing crime money (the local police were allies) , by pulling it through busy streets and freeways with cables tied to two cars. Maneuver those correctly and the large safe is an effective battering ram.
But most fun for me was seeing the two tough-guy actors, Diesel and Johnson, go at each other.
SPOILERS: After they got the best of the crooks, and managed to open the safe, it was empty. Toretto's gang managed to pull a switch during the chase and the safe full of $$Millions was in their possession. From mutual respect, Hobbs gave Toretto a head start before resuming his mission to capture him. Which sets up nicely for the next sequel.