And guys accuse girls of watching chick flick! Definitely a guy flick

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2006)

The Fast and the Furious is one movie I wouldn't go out of my way to see. And yet I have to be fair. When it first came out I took one look at it, and said 'No way Jose. That's one movie I just know I'll hate.' A few years later we rented it, and horror of horrors I enjoyed it. As a 16 year old girl (which I was at the time) it certainly does not fit my profile of film watching (I watch Japanese movies/ horror/ war films) in any respect, and yet I found myself actually caring about the characters however slick and bland they were. And no I don't fancy Paul Walker or Vin Diesel.
Though it has a formulaic plot- cop infiltrates street racers, and learns its about friendship and respect, it made up for this with it's admittedly excellent chemistry between the stars, and the rather cool race scenes.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker turned in reasonable performances as the cop and gang leader, and Michelle Rodriguez was surprisingly watchable as Dominic Torreto's girlfriend.
However what made the film for me personally was the element of pure good fun going on between Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. They weren't taking it seriously, there was no heavy philosophy, and if you plan to watch this movie you should just follow their lead, and take it as a mindless action movie with a good dose of fun.