Fast and deadly

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2001)

After watching 'Point Break,' I was exhausted ... my adrenaline pumping and wanted to grab a surfboard and catch a wave. In the back of my mind, I wanted to know ... what would this movie be like with some phat cars ... not these rides on 20s and bouncin' like a woman in a Juvenile video ... I mean Detroit muscle ... rice rockets ... spray all over the place ... and BAAM!!!! Here comes 'The Fast and the furious.' If you haven't seen the movie, it's a rush. If you want a good plot, watch 'The Matrix.' If you want your adrenal glands beggin' for a vacation, watch 'Furious.' Though 'Furious' borrowed a few things from 'Point Break,' (if you haven't seen 'Point Break,' watch it and it feels like 'Furious' at times - especially one scene where the restaurant Keanu Reeves frequents is the same restaurant Dom and Brian visit after smokin' that Ferrari like one of Havana's finest.) 'Furious' takes you someplace not far from reality. I will admit - I pass by 18-wheelers now and determine which ones I could drive under. I look at these lil punks in Hondas, Acuras and Mazdas, loud pipes, chromed out rims and tons of spray and ask myself 'Where tha party at?' For a few grand, these kids are turning mom's Honda into a racing machine ... which is what makes this movie very dangerous.
The movie is 'fast and furious', but speed is nada to play with.