An Emotional Send Off

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2015)

Now I'm not one to give out 10 out of 10s that lightly, but this film is one of the few that I feel is fitting.
Furious 7 kicks off with the characters back to their usual lives with their family and cars, but it's not long before the film kicks into gear with Dom's house blowing up, almost killing him before the hunt for an enemy and a hacker begins. The mix of fast paced action, and heartbreaking emotion keeps you on the edge of your seat, whilst Dom and his crew drive cars out the back of a plane thousands of meters above the earth and Letty starts to remember her past.
The lead cast of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Kurt Russell and Jason Statham deliver a stellar performance with Dwayne Johnson charging in to save the day.
In the Epilogue we see the main cast on the beach, watching Paul Walker's character play with his son and partner in the sand as the talk about how he suits a family man better. In the last few moments of the Epilogue we are faced with the same situation as the end of F&F1, Paul and Dom lining up at the lights one final time. As the clip ends we hear Vin Diesel with a voice over, talking about Paul Walker "I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time and I think that's why we were brothers - because you did too. No matter where you are, whether it's a quarter mile away or half way across the world. The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room, right here, right now. Salute mi familia. You'll always be with me. And you'll always be my brother." FOR PAUL
This was one of the most emotional experiences I have had at a movie theater to date, and i'm sure that i'm not the only one because half the theater was crying with me. This was the perfect send off for the late Paul Walker.
Rest In Peace Paul Walker.
"When I did the first one, it was a cool movie where I got to run around in race cars, shoot a gun and kiss a hot chick. That's where I was at in my life then. Now that I'm older, there's a reason we're still here. The themes we hit on early on, whether the audience even realized what it was that was drawing them in, is irrelevant. The second you lose the family, how significant are we? It's funny to see the people connect with it the way they do. I had no clue, I didn't get it. And now, more I get it and I see it." - Paul Walker