The boys are at it again in “Fast Five,” in the next part of “The Fast and The Furious” franchise, when Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and former cop Brian O’Conner find themselves on new territory.
After breaking Dom out of custody, they seek a new haven in Rio de Janeiro, where they plot to one last job to set them free. Meanwhile, federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is hot on their trail.
Directed by Justin Lin, audience members can rest assure they will not be shortened on any action scenes or hot … cars. In “Fast Five,” all the old faces are back to settle the score including Jordana Brewster (Mia), Tyrese Gibson (Roman) and Ludacris (Tej) among many others.
The returning characters jived well together except for Dwayne Johnson, who started off a little ridiculous with an overkill tough guy performance. However, the macho-ness settles down and pulls you in for the ride of a lifetime.
Car enthusiasts as well as action junkies delight with the numerous and lengthy car chases and fight scenes.
Usually the more movies you add to a series, the worse they become, however, “Fast Five” destroyed the stigma. Setting the stage with the jaw-dropping and appealing cars and action did well to set silent those who might have disliked the originally cheesy and overrated previous “The Fast and The Furious” movies.
What lacked in car-drooling screen time was made up for with squealing tires, fists and lots of damage.
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