Furious Seven - Review

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2015)

Get ready for things to become even more ridiculous. (note) I don't really care for the previous fast and furious movies. However, ever since fast five, I feel like this franchise is breathing new life into itself. (Fast & Furious) bracket: 1. The Fast & The Furious - don't remember 2. 2 Fast 2 Furious - like it as a kid but, when I grew up I wasn't so sure anymore. 3. TF&TF: Tokyo Drift - don't care 4. Fast & Furious - hate it 5. Fast Five - awesome 6. Fast & Furious 6 - best in the franchise with all that being said, what do I have to say about Furious Seven...
First off, if you're not a fan of this franchise, then don't go out and watch this movie; if you are a fan of this franchise, then by all means see this movie (plan, simple, and period).
I fell like this franchise is starting to fall down the rabbit hole. Things in this franchise are becoming even more ridiculous then with what had started in Fast Five.
Furious Seven rises the bar for what they had already laid out in the previous two movies but, I do fell like this one truly jumps the skyscrapers.
Furious Seven is so over the top, stupid, pointless, and ridiculous that I really did become tired with the movie during the third act.
There is so much action in this movie that I feel like it's way to much. The movie does slow down a bit and gives you a couple of stories that are pretty interesting, however, I feel like there's no real satisfaction with a couple of the conclusions to certain stories. (note) there is one story in the movie that I felt was perfectly executed and it did make me cry during the ending.
Lets talk about Jason Statham. I'm not really a huge fan of Jason Statham's work; You can say what you want about Statham's acting ability (he's not terrible at acting but, he's not great at acting also) but you can't deny the mans ability to kick plenty of a$s.
I was excited to see a true villain be apart of this franchise; if anyone could play a great villain I feel like Jason Statham would be one of those guys at the top of the list.
I feel like Jason Statham was underutilized in Furious Seven. Statham had his moments but, ultimately I feel like Statham's presence was worn out by the third and final act.
I really didn't have any major problems with Furious Seven because I knew what I was getting into. I knew what I wanted to see, I knew what was going to happen, and I knew what I was going to get... I just didn't expect to get this much of it (and to that I say wow).
Over all, I felt like there was way to much action, Jason Statham was underutilized, some of the story plots didn't have good payoffs (there was one that did), and the movie was just way to over the top. I see it... the Fast & Furious team are the Avengers now but with cars being used as their source of power.
I liked this movie and I had fun watching most of it but, I also feel like they should just stop making these movies before things get really out of hand.