A memorable installment in many ways

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2015)

These petrolhead films get more wilder and wilder, each time around, and defy realism, pushing beyond the boundaries of it. You'll find yourself rolling eyes, muttering "What?", "Yeah, right". Here's a movie, so pumped up with action, and I'm talking real hairy thrills, you can only forgive it, as this is just a too cool flick, with the works, the best in the series I've seen. Think back to the first one, which seemed so basic and small fry. This film again doesn't let you forget not to underestimate it's action, with some nice family moments, concerning Walker and Brewster. Another thing it has going for it, is revenge, with a capital R, ala Mr Straham, a terrorist, who's on a personal vendetta, for his brother who was taken out by the Toretto gang. Watching him and Diesel go head to head, not just in cars, but in that great perpetual fight scene, where we cut back and forth to it, near the finale, were moments I really lapped up. In steps Russell, as what you might call a shadow who works for some kind of intelligence agency, who throws a job their way, a catch 22, if you will. If they accept this job, they'll ensure Straham, won't take out any more of the gang, as having taken out that Asian dude, if you can remember from the third one, and we meet the southern talking likable dude, from the third again briefly. Their mission takes them to a desert city, adding a refreshing change of atmosphere to the film. A city pumping with activity and being a F and F fan, you'll no what kind. Director Wan who's taken a different avenue here, has wholly impressed me, with a movie, so good, you can't pass it up, with more explosive action, bad acting, and humor on behalf of one particular black dude, it's an amazing and underestimated acting spectacular that shoots from all cylinders, and hardly stops, ever. He's created one long cool movie, one to be proud of, but really folks, the series should end here, on such a great note. But no, that need for speed and those tesosterone pumps had to kick in again, didn't it. Pity. I really only saw the late Walker's stand ins in the last couple of scenes, with a nice little tribute to Paul. action spectacular, to be proud of. Excellent.