Fast 5 lovers please look away now..

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2011)

This film is not for everyone. If 'Fast 5' is your idea of what a movie should be like (which I actually walked out of) then this movie is not for you. Don't expect unbelievable car chases, don't expect gun fights where a billion bullets are fired yet none of the 'good guys' are hit, don't even expect 'epic' fight scenes, that's not what this film is about.
Fast 5 is like junk food for the mind. You don't have to think or concentrate because the story is fairly simple and is broken up with action scenes in case you get bored. If you are used to this type of junk food film, then your mind will feel like you have gone on a diet watching TTSS. You will need to concentrate the whole way through, listen carefully and think.
This film is cool, classy and intelligent. You have to be able to understand and appreciate 'subtlety' in storytelling and in human behaviour.
Don't get me wrong - TTSS is a good story but not the greatest story ever told, but this is how storytelling should be. For me, its a breath of fresh air, a refreshing change from the usual style of films we see.
My criticism is that because the story is complex it didn't fit into the 2 hours time given; some scenes felt a bit rushed, probably making it even more difficult to follow. (for those who were struggling already(!)) And there is something different about about Peter Guillam- an unnecessary change.