The car's the star in this mediocre effort

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2003)

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS **
Action aficionados look out, because if you want a movie with limited plot to get in the way of some rip roaring cars then this is the film for you. Succinctly put, Paul Walker plays a cop who has to go undercover to infiltrate a gang of illegal car racers and must get into their circle of friends to find out their illegal activities. Diesel is the leader of such a group and together they become friends. A moral dilemma story; I think not. What you get is an excuse to see the fastest turbo boosted cars on the market with some feisty women to boot. Some sequences may get the blood pumping and the constant bumping soundtrack will leave you thinking that you've just participated in such an illegal street race yourself.

The acting is wooden and Diesel just portrays...well Diesel. He stands there looking angry and mean and doesn't really do anything. There's a love story to boot, but the emphasis is firmly on the street races and how, rather unfairly, they can easily avoid the dumb police who seem intent in every movie in crashing into each other and generally looking foolish in pursuit of criminals.