Testosterone fueled nonsense

Rating: Null/10 (2 May 2002)

Okay, okay, okay. I understand that demographics play a key role in marketing movies today. The marketing genuises behind "Fast & the Furious" clearly catered this movie to those who thought "Days of Thunder" was robbed at Oscar time.
Paul Walker (The Skulls) plays a bland blond cop who infiltrates a seedy crew led by Vin Diesel (who has in fact, done much better work in films as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Boiler Room"). This group includes his sister (Jordana Brewster) and his tomboy girlfriend (Michelle Rodriguez). Their M.O. is knocking over semi's filled with electronic equipment. Oh wait, did I mention they drag race illegally as well?
The surprise of all this is that it's fairly entertaining; though it does reaffirm my belief that Southern Californians are basically talking Tupperware. The last sequence actually deserves credit for a few thrills, but I firmly believe I did the right thing by passing the $9.00 ticket fee (popcorn and soda not included) and renting it. Whew!
Grade: C+