Phew…
This reeled me in and dropped a hammer right at the last moment. An incredible amount of tension presented in such a sincere and delicate way that culminated in a huge gasp of emotion. I was grabbing Ariel’s arm for the entirety of their walk to the Uber. I’ve been all of these people at some point in my life/relationships and saw so much in each performance that’s still revealing itself to me a full day later.
I often…
Undoubtedly the best Fast since 7, Fast X one does away with all the recent villains trying to acquire one chip to rule them all or secret technology to cause global catastrophe and goes back to the simple story of “someone wants to kill Dom and his family”.
As the movie was starting, I realized I didn’t really remember any plot from 8 or 9. That really doesn’t matter because ultimately every villain since Fast 5 is now Family, and…
not sure this lands the plane of everything it’s putting out there, but I do appreciate taking the shot. some things I found very thought-provoking (repeated interest in what it feels like to die, feeling fear even when you know the outcome is meaningless, fragility of life) and others were a bit obvious or under-explained (rich vs. poor, the trump of it all, nasha’s all-powerful confidence).
from a performance perspective, this was exactly what I want from big actors. Take…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This is what happens when you announce there are at least 4 sequels before the first movie premieres – you take for granted that you need to explain what’s going on. What little they did explain was undone by practically the next scene. They didn’t even play the iconic theme until after the end credits started! And they made it shitty!
Vin Diesel as Johnny Cage or I walk.
