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2011, 04-27:
Review of film: “FAST FIVE”
“FAST & FURIOUS FIVE”
In this “Year of the Sequels”, we have still ANOTHER one opening April 29th, this, the lastest (5th) installment of the “FAST & FURIOUS” collection (the trailer for which can be seen at: http://www.fastfivemovie.com )...
... This one starts out with Dominic Toretto (VIN DIESEL) being taken to a prison along with other detainees in a large bus. His old ex-Fed pal Brian O’Conner (PAUL WALKER) leads a group of car drivers who “surround” the bus & cause it to have a massive CRASH (with roll-overs so striking, the screening audience I saw it with APPLAUDED after the scene)...
... Partly because of their history of non-extraditions, Vin & Paul are soon seen living in BRAZIL, which becomes the main setting for the rest of the film... They travel around the low-income favelas of Rio, & see one of Dominick’s old cohorts, Vince (MATT SCHULZE)...
... During their visit with Paul’s main squeeze, Vin’s sister Mia (JORDANA BREWSTER), Matt’s wife realizes something important about Jordana that Paul is typically “oblivious” to... They all plan a scheme to pull off a major HEIST to get some valuable property to keep them economically comfortable...
... That heist involves stealing some super valuable CARS from a TRAIN moving thru a desert type area. This includes the use of a “dune scruggy” type truck to allow them to cut thru the SIDE of a moving rail car & “flip” the exotic autos out of it by using the tilting bed of the truck... It’s another IMPRESSIVELY handled scene, full of THRILLING and enjoyable action...
... Since one of the stolen autos contained some “secret” device, that brings the U.S. Government into the matter, in the form of a goateed “tough guy” Federal agent Luke Hobbs (DWAYNE “The Rock” JOHNSON). His dialogue is written to be so “over-the-top” as an unstoppable character, it usually brought forth LAUGHS from the audience at the ridiculousness of his “attitude”...
... For various reasons, in between Vin & Paul’s trying to stay away from Dwayne, they decide to “rip-off” the area’s biggest DRUG-DEALER, a supposed “businessman” named Reyes (JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA)...
... To rip-off Joaquim, Vin & Paul gather together various of their old car-driver “TEAM” people from the previous “Fast” films (+ some new ones): Roman Pearce (TYRESE GIBSON), Tej Parker (LUDACRIS), Han Lue (SUNG KANG), sexy Gisele Harabo (GAL GADOT), Leo (TEGO CALDERON), & Rico / Santos (DON OMAR)...
... While they’re trying to keep away from the clutches of Dwayne & his local police helper Elena (ELSA PATAKY), the “Fast” crew makes elaborate plans to steal CASH from the “safe houses” set up by druglord Joaquim... So, BOTH Dwayne’s “Fed” group & the Druggie group are “AFTER” the “FAST” team...
... There are some cleverly-concocted & very well-done HEIST & “GET-AWAY” schemes run thru the movie, including a very elaborate plan to steal a huge SAFE (containing cash) & pull it thru the streets of Rio to try to ESCAPE from those pursuing them (including loads of local cops)...
... Can Matt and various of the other “associates” be really TRUSTED by those in “charge”?... Will Paul “catch-on” to what’s happening with Jordana?... Will the “FAST” crew succeed in their big Heist?... Will they continue being able to get away from those chasing them (including local cops)?...
... This movie has some “preposterous” elements. But they tend to “fade away” in the midst of the effective bunch of fine ACTION / THRILL sequences given by the film... Since it’s got so much FUN inherent in its special-effects “encounters”, I’m rating it at 8.5 out of 10 stars...
... And be sure to stay thru the CREDITS, because you’ll be treated to a “surprise” scene involving the “past” that appears to give a strong “clue” to the NEXT sequel being planned in the series (to which some of the audience gasped & applauded in anticipation)!...
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