It serves it's purpose

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2003)

The thing about a movie like "The Fast And The Furious" is that you can't really trash it too much. Why? Because it is everything that is stated on the label. Look at the cover of the DVD. That is what you get. An Gen-Y action movie starring cars, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and more cars. It's fast. It's furious. Sure, many plot-holes appear and the movie seems to take a little too much liberty with the plot (a lot of loose-ends) but the movie is fun. It serves it's purpose by providing pure escapism. As someone who HATES reality-tv, it's nice to pop in a movie like this, kick back, and forget my problems for 110 minutes. The movie moves fluidly and just as fast as the cars do. The plot, despite having many flaws, is extremely strong for it's type. Basically, Paul Walker plays an undercover cop who is trying to bust a group of hijackers to earn his ticket into the FBI. He hits the streets to blend in as a street racer and try to nose out who is behind the job. He gets close to the top-street racer Dominic (Vin Diesel) and soon he is faced with the decision of keeping true to his pal, or ratting him out for his chance at the career he has always dreamed of. It's basically a pop-corn movie. Don't hold too much too it. As long as you can get over the lapses in logic -- Why didn't the trucker just stop, reload his gun, and shoot Vince? Because it makes for an adrenaline pumping action sequence (that's why!) -- you'll find yourself enjoying this movie.
7/10