Worth The Ticket Price

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2001)

The Fast And The Furious is a thrill ride from beginning to end. The heart pounding action made me squirm in my chair. The cleverly filmed racing sequence was amazing and from that point on my eyes were glued to the screen. Although the plotline isn't very original they carried it well. Vin Diesel, who played the roll of the street racing leader, gave a strong performance and you could really feel for each character. I even started feeling sorry for the evil Japanese gang leader.
The semi-jacking scenes were awesome. They totally freaked me out... in a cool way though. I didn't know what to expect. Paul Walker's acting was pretty Keanu-ish. He was a total surfer boy throughout the whole movie. The make-up people were trying way too hard to make him look rugged and normal. It was pretty hard for me to believe HE was a cop. He's way too boyish and cute for the part. But, I have to admit, those looks of his were one of the reasons I wanted to see the movie. In the end it came together really well. I suggest that you don't wait for this one to come out on video because you will be missing so much. With the surround sound of the theater, the engines mixed with the soundtrack and the plot work great together. I went in expecting a B+ and i got blown away by an A+++++++ movie.