Great send off to a beloved actor

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2015)

After seeing the latest instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise I left with mixed feelings. Comparing this to the first one I feel that the franchise has come so far away from its original narrative of street racing that when Letty has a race in the beginning it feels more like a cameo that has been put in just to let the audience know its the same franchise. I feel that it is now more of a superhero franchise that is getting more and more far fetched since the 5th film.
The film is fairly entertaining as always the chemistry between the cast is superb and they really do feel like a family. The choreography in the action sequences are well executed and I enjoyed the majority of the soundtrack. The overall narrative I found disappointing after showing Shaw walking away from Han's car and telling Dom he's basically coming to kill them all, he only really targets Dom and never goes after any of the other characters which I found slightly weird as I felt he was going to go after them one by one or at least target them all simultaneously. If they do decide to make more sequels I do hope they go back to more of a street racing narrative and take a step away from them becoming a non sci-fi guardians of the galaxy.
For the ending it was a perfect send off for Paul Walker. The song fitted perfectly and they showed a montage of his character from the very first film to the end and will definitely tug at a few heart strings for the majority of the audience especially those who have grown up with the franchise.