surprisingly inept

Rating: 3/10 (4 May 2015)

I was surprised by the fact this film is so inept , randomly plotted, hastily put together , indifferently acted and clumsily directed (James Wan directed this?). I consider my self a fan of Big budget brainless action pop corn films , however this is nothing but a series of "money shots" , (the skyscraper jump, the airplane jump, the bus dangling over the cliff) thinly glued with the flimsiest excuse of a plot about a shadowy bad guy , a lady "hacker" (another throw away character), and a government agent. Ultimately we come away none the wiser, save for the knowledge that Dom would rather lay on a beach drinking corona with his buddies and "family" (ha! family values!) than fight his evil adversaries and save the civilized world from terrorists. But that's what he does and what he is going to keep doing in the inevitable sequels. And it's a pity to see Kurt Russell in this wreck, but even by Jason Statham standards, this film sets a new low. It all ultimately adds to this: The audience will flock to see on the big screen the over the top Hi-tech Hi-Def Hijinks promised in the preview trailer , no matter if the audience's intelligence will be grossly insulted by the producers of this pile of crap. A worrisome conclusion for the current state of cinematic affairs.