Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2001)

There are already a lot of comments here, so I'll keep it short, but everyone either says it sucks or it was good when you don't worry about the plot. I went to see "The Fast and the Furious" with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. It was a magnificent movie with unquestionably fantastic special effects and stunning realism. True if you are an actual street racer, you may see a few flaws in the realism (as happens with any movie about any non-publicized culture), but for the rest of us, it is a much needed improvement on movies like "Gone in 60 Seconds" (I still hate that part where Nick Cage outruns the helicopter).
There is truth to the statement that this movie is very similar to "Point Break", though I did not notice it until it was pointed out in this site. It still has great acting and great action, not to mention a cohesive plot. I challenge those who disliked this movie to find a better action movie released this year. This is one of my new favorite movies.