Bittersweet movie with over-the-top action!

Rating: 7/10 (3 April 2015)

I won't say that Fast & Furious 7 was the best film out of the franchise;however, I will say that it sure was the second movie out of the franchise to have some of the most unbelievable action scenes in it! The crew finds themselves back together after being hunted by the brother,Deckard Shaw, of their last victim (You know ... the guy...the villain from Fast & Furious 6). In Dom's pursuit to track down Mr. Shaw, he and the team are recruited by a government agent to find a hacker, and in return, the agent will give them Mr. Shaw's whereabouts. And that's when the fun begins. To capture the hacker, the crew has to plan a rescue mission that involves landing in a tight spot. How do they do it? Well, know that it involves cars and planes! But, as we know that doesn't mean that the action is over. The crew then has to make a trip to the Middle East finding themselves in Dubai and in the company of one of the wealthiest princes who has something that they want. I actually thought that this scene in the movie was the best; I found the action scene to be very enjoyable. Uh...airborne cars are cool! Eventually the crew lands back in the USA, and they get a minute to cool down. In this brief moment, one is reminded of Paul Walker's absence in real life. And although, he, Brian, Paul Walker's character escapes three near death experiences prior to his upcoming phone conversation with Mia, it is dialogue that he has with her that is truly heartfelt between their characters. After their cool down moment, the action is back on! And when I say, "back on" it is ridiculously over-the-top back on! More airborne cars, explosions, bullets, machine guns, and on the edge of your set WTF! moments! When all is said and done, the crew defeat who they should (at times I felt like I was watching a different installment of the Avengers). They share their last scene on the beach and Dom says goodbye to Brian and Paul Walker. One can see Paul Walker's brother standing in for him in the scene. It is a befitting farewell to Paul Walker and hopefully to the franchise. Good movie!