Fast & Furious 6

Fast & Furious 6 (alternatively known as Furious 6 or Fast Six) is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sixth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz. Fast & Furious 6 follows a professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who have retired following their successful heist in Fast Five (2011), but remain wanted fugitives. U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) offers to clear the group's criminal records and allow them to return home in exchange for helping him to take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Evans), one member of which is Toretto's presumed-dead lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez).
Fast & Furious 6 was in development by February 2010 as the first film in the series to move away from the underground car-racing theme of the series' previous films which was considered to have placed a barrier on audience numbers. Pre-production had begun by April 2011, and principal photography began in London, England in July 2012. Filming locations also included the Canary Islands, Glasgow, and Los Angeles. The film was first released in the United Kingdom, on May 17, 2013, followed by an international release on May 24, 2013. The film has grossed over $780 million worldwide, making it number 50 on the all-time worldwide list of highest-grossing films, in unadjusted dollars, and the 6th highest-grossing film of 2013. A sequel was released on April 3, 2015.
==Plot==
Following their successful heist in Brazil, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his professional criminal crew have fled around the world and are living peacefully: Dom lives with Elena Neves (Elsa Pataky); his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) lives with Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and their son, Jack; Gisele Yashar (Gal Gadot) and Han Lue (Sung Kang) are together; and Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej Parker (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) live in luxury. Meanwhile, DSS agents Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Riley Hicks (Gina Carano) investigate the destruction of a Russian military convoy by a crew led by former British SAS Major and special ops soldier Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Hobbs persuades Dom to help capture Shaw by showing him a photo of his supposedly murdered wife, Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). Dom and his crew accept the mission in exchange for their amnesty, allowing them to return to the United States.
In London, Shaw's hideout is found, but is revealed to be a distraction, while Shaw's crew performs a heist at an Interpol building. Shaw flees by a custom car, detonating his hideout and disabling most of the police, leaving Dom, Brian, Tej, Roman, Han, Gisele, Hobbs, and Riley to pursue him. Letty arrives to help Shaw, shooting Dom without hesitation before escaping. Back at their headquarters, Hobbs tells Dom's crew that Shaw is stealing components to create a "Nightshade" device that can shut down all power, intending to sell it to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Shaw's investigation into Dom's crew reveals Letty's relationship with Dom, but she is revealed to be suffering from amnesia. Dom's crew learns that Shaw is connected to Arturo Braga (John Ortiz), a drug lord whom Dom and Brian imprisoned. While Tej purchases several cars from an auction for the mission, Brian returns to Los Angeles as a prisoner to question Braga, who reveals that Shaw helped him build his drug cartel and says Letty survived the explosion that seemingly killed her; Shaw took her in after discovering her amnesia.
With FBI help, Brian is released from prison, regrouping with the team in London. Dom challenges Letty in a street racing competition; afterward, he returns her cross necklace. After Letty leaves, Shaw arrives and offers Dom a chance to walk away, threatening to otherwise hurt his family, but Dom refuses. Tej tracks Shaw's next attack to a Spanish NATO base. Shaw's crew assaults a highway military convoy carrying a computer chip to complete "Nightshade". Dom's crew interferes while Shaw, accompanied by Letty, commandeers a tank, destroying cars en route. Brian and Roman flip the tank before it causes further damage, resulting in Letty being thrown from the vehicle as Dom saves her. Shaw and his crew are captured, but reveal Mia has been kidnapped by Shaw's henchmen Vegh (Clara Paget) and Klaus (Kim Kold). Hobbs is forced to release Shaw, and Riley, revealed to be Shaw's covert accomplice, leaves with him; Letty chooses to remain with Dom.
Shaw's group board a moving Antonov An-124 as Dom's crew gives chase. Dom, Letty, and Brian board the craft; Brian rescues Mia and escapes. The plane attempts to take-off but is held down by excess weight as the rest of the team tether the plane to their vehicles. Gisele sacrifices herself to save Han from Shaw's henchman, Adolfson (Benjamin Davies). Letty kills Riley and escapes with Hobbs to safety, but Dom pursues Shaw and the computer chip. As the plane crashes, Shaw is thrown and seriously injured, and Dom drives a Charger out of the exploding plane. Dom reunites with his crew and gives the chip to Hobbs to secure their pardons. Dom and the others return to his old family home in Los Angeles. Hobbs and Elena, now working together, arrive to confirm the crew's freedom; Elena accepts that Dom loves Letty as the group prepares to say grace.
In a mid-credits scene, Han is involved in a car chase when he is suddenly broadsided by an oncoming car. The driver (Jason Statham) walks away after leaving Letty's cross necklace by the crash, and calls Dom, saying: "You don't know me, but you're about to", as Han's car explodes.
==Cast==
* Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
* Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner
* Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs
* Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz
* Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
* Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce
* Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej Parker
* Sung Kang as Han Seoul-Oh
* Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar
* Luke Evans as Owen Shaw
* Gina Carano as Riley Hicks
* Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves
In addition, John Ortiz and Shea Whigham reprise their respective roles as Arturo Braga and Agent Stasiak from Fast & Furious. Shaw's team members are played by Clara Paget as Vegh, Kim Kold as Klaus, Joe Taslim as Jah, David Ajala as Ivory, Samuel Stewart as Denlinger, Thure Lindhardt as Firuz, and Benjamin Davies as Adolfson. Rita Ora has an uncredited cameo role as a race starter in London, and Jason Statham makes an uncredited cameo during the end credits as Deckard Shaw, Owen's older brother and the person seemingly responsible for Han's death, with the character featured in Furious 7 as the main antagonist.
==Critical Reception==
Fast & Furious 6 received positive reviews from critics, with a 70% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 204 reviews, with an average score of 6.23/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With high-octane humor and terrific action scenes, Fast & Furious 6 builds upon the winning blockbuster formula that made Fast Five a critical and commercial success."
==Videos==
Fast & Furious 6 - Trailer
Fast & Furious 6 - Final Trailer
Fast & Furious 6 - Legacy Trailer|Fast X Legacy Countdown Trailer
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