Liza Lapira and Shea Whigham provide good support in smaller performances as law enforcement agents who are in support and in question of Brian’s vigilante style of justice which borders criminal activity. All of the main characters' motives are clearly defined, while many supporting characters are very similar to keep the audience guessing which characters are involved in the serious crimes in question.
The plot works well except for a missing explanation of how Brian gets into a club. Give filmmakers credit for focusing more on story than style in this 107 minute screen screamer, written by Chris Morgan, who understands the fan base enough to incorporate some of the most memorable lines from the previous installments, like “You owe me a 10 second car.” And others. Filmmakers even recreate Mia and Dom’s house for more continuity. The plentiful sex appeal continues among the numerous extras, though filmmakers keep love scenes between principal character pairings, Dom and Letty/Mia and Brian, surprisingly short.
Director Justin Lin, who also directed the Tokyo Drift installment, handles the action well and the editing is smooth, yet quick enough to enhance the impact of the visuals. The sound editing and sharp cinematography add to the high level of entertainment you get from this film.
A huge share of the film’s success comes from the stunt drivers who produce some of the most spectacular moments ever captured on film with enhancement, not interference, from digital special effects, which doesn’t overwhelm the impact. Recommended and rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language, and drug references.
Article comments
1 - Betty
I like the movie. It was good, especially the opening seen but I would have liked my children to see the actors take a more appropriate view of saying that its just the movies. Sometimes out children can become decentized from watching these things to where they think certain activities are okay. This would not be good. I took the additional time to show my kids a website called Evo Street Racers as they had lots of realistic information on how lethal the activity can be.
2 - Tall Writer
Yes, definitely a good movie. Have a great content site for your kids that you may want to refer to when needed. Tracksters.com would also be a great Website for the kids (see one of my articles too for more information - third page, they're in alphabetical order).