A Step Down from The Previous Two But Still Good

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2015)

Furious 7 (2015)
*** (out of 4)
Seeking revenge for his brother, Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) goes after the crew and this time both sides are wanting to gain access to a hacker who contains a bit of hardware that could change the game in regards to tracking people.
FURIOUS 7 has one major, major problem and it's the fact that it's nowhere near as great as the previous two entries. It's really amazing to see how far this series has come because the first movie was good, the second fair and after a horrendous third I had pretty much given up. Then the series got back on track and with the fifth and sixth films it pretty much was rivaling any action series out there.
The biggest problem I had with this movie, other than the rather unsatisfying ending, is the fact that these human characters were performing things that not even Iron Man or Thor could have done. I know all of the previous films had moments where you had to turn your brain off but I think a lot of the stuff here just crosses the line to the point where you lose connection with the characters because of the downright crazy stunts.
Now, that's not to say the stunts are bad or boring. They're far from that including the scene where the cars fall from a plane and land on a road where cliffs are everywhere the cars go falling. These scenes are certainly well directed, although there's way too much editing going on. I'm not going to spoil the ending but I think it was a tad bit unsatisfying and especially when the final stunt doesn't really stack up to what we've seen in previous movies.
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriquez, Ludicrous, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker are all good in their roles but by this time there's no question they own the parts. Of course, Walker's death certainly changed how the film probably turned out but there is a nice tribute to him. Statham spends a bit too much time in a car when his specialty is fighting but he still adds a nice touch to the picture as does Kurt Russell in his part.
FURIOUS 7, as I said, doesn't reach the same levels as the previous two movies but if you're a fan of the series then you'll be entertained.