It has it's entertainment value

Rating: 6/10 (10 April 2015)

Well this was a entertaining flick, but it does get really tiresome. I just really wanted to like this movie, since it's the sendoff movie for Paul Walker. But just got out of the theater feeling like it's just another average high budget action movie. That does have it's entertainment value, but is still easily forgettable. Now this series took a turn for something else starting with "Fast Five" with it focusing more on the action, missions and carnage over racing. So if I had to rate this movie from "Fast Five" which is my personal favorite in the franchise so far. I would have to say this is a tie with "Fast 6" since 6 had better elements when it comes to the directing, the story which is slightly better and more elements actually involving manuerability of the cars. This one has a slight edge when it comes to the entertainment value, so in a way this movie is slightly a guilty pleasure for me. I know they were trying to keep this movie light and fun despite all the carnage, but the humor in this really does flop. Like they were trying to be funny by going overboard but just comes off weak. I personally think Justin Lin is a better director than James Wan. Or maybe that has to do with the fact that Justin Lin stayed on longer with this franchise, anyways I liked the directing style of Lin better. But props to Wan for tackling his first super high budget Hollywood movie. When it comes to this installment, it's like Wan thought up different ways of how many times a car can drive off a high place and how many times people can jump out of a moving vehicle. Since the chase scenes has been done quite a lot in the previous two installments. I personally lost count when it comes to that. However I think Wan also though up fights that the fans would want. Like Jason Statham vs. The Rock, Jason Statham vs. Vin Diesel and Ronda Rousey fighting some other protagonist. The constant pushing in the romance between Dom and Letty just made the movie drag and is probably the most boring part about this movie. Sure it can have a bit o romance, but let's focus on the main plot. Cause the romance in this is stale and far from being immersive. The scene stealer in this is Jason Statham, cause he is by far the most badass villain this franchise has had so far. Which is a shame since it felt like he had less screen time and interactions than Luke Evans. Overall this is a entertaining action movie that is worth a watch, despite it getting really tiresome near the end.
6.8/10