Gearheads Galore

I just finished Watching the latest installment of the Fast and Furious Franchise. I have to say it wasn't bad. Though not the film of the year for the Drama intensive crowds, i have to say it was definitely worth My time and money. Probably not something i would watch again. But as a car enthusiast I enjoyed the ride and was sufficiently entertained by the Cinematography, and of course the cars, oh the cars. I was definitely glad to see more muscle in this installment, nothing against the lightweight import cars, just comforting to see some solid cars with plenty of power and torque to spare. Cars that embody the real man's man Macho spirit that polished off the tone of the film.

Here's the basic story for those who are new to the franchise[Spoilers included] :
Fast & Furious is set between the second and the third film where the character Han (Sung Kang) is introduced before he dies in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) or better known as Dom is a wanted man for hijacking gasoline trucks. There is a 20-minute prequel showing the days where Dom and Letty are together in Dominican Republic, together with Han and a few others. When the FBI’s are closing on Dom, he leaves Letty and heads for Panama. But as soon as Dom learns that Letty has been killed, he heads to LA, where he vows to take revenge on the drug lord.

Dom and Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) are hooked up by David Park, a mechanic to enter an illegal racing where the winners get to work for a man called Braga. Both Dom and O’Conner manage to finish first and second place respectively and they are transported to Mexico together with a couple of other previous winners without realizing their job is to do drug trafficking across US borders.

While the movie takes a slower dimension in terms of street racing, director Justin Lin takes us to a new whole level of car chasing by including underground tunnels.
My rating: 5.5/10