Incredible!

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2013)

Fast Five is, for me, the best movie of the series. The movie really matured. There were no more pimped-out cars with neon lights and NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems), which at first was like trademark Fast & Furious. Now some people may see that as a con, but I would have to disagree. There are a wide variety of amazing cars on display in this film, including Dom's Dodge Challenger, a Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline, Ford GT40, Koenigsegg CCX and Dodge Charger Police Interceptors. What I noticed was that the characters all suited their respective vehicles, like Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), who is a complete beast, and the Gurkha LAPV, which is an armored military vehicle that annihilates everything in its path, much like Luke Hobbs. Dom mostly drives his Dodge Challenger, which is an American Muscle car and also suits him. So the car coordination is superb in this movie.
The action sequences were also of some class. I was amazed by how realistic everything looked, even though it was completely impossible. The movie consists of some insane stunts, like destroying cars and buildings with a 1 ton safe latched onto a car, a huge fight, which sees 500 pounds of muscle clash, and an exciting plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat and will sometimes catch you by surprise.
The movie also has a large cast, with characters from the previous movies coming together to form the group. Sung Kang, from Tokyo Drift, returns as Han. Although his character died in Tokyo Drift, it was later revealed that the events of Tokyo Drift occur after the events of Fast Five. Ludicrous and Tyrese Gibson return as Tej and Roman from 2 Fast 2 Furious. These familiar face were a nice touch and seeing them work together created a pleasant atmosphere. Some cheesy one liners, from Gibson and Diesel, were an amusing touch. The cast had great chemistry and the acting was solid.
If you are the kind of person that likes to keep it realistic and will comment on everything that is of questionable realism, then you may have a hard time enjoying this movie. At times the movie can be outrageous and over the top, but it is definitely an incredible experience and a memorable movie.