Normally, this sort of film is right up my street, it looks good and is simple to just switch off. However, surprisingly it didn't quite work as well as I expected.
The action sequences are pretty amazing, it's definitely fast and it is definitely furious. Quite why they couldn't think of a new title I don't know, laziness, or maybe they wanted to put more emphasis on the fact it was a "New Model, Original Parts". The problem with this new model is that the original parts didn't seem to put as much effort in this time round. Vin Diesel is so far into the character that he's just dull, with his gravelly voice and his one liners. Michelle Rodriguez is like a female version of Vin. Jordana Brewster doesn't really do anything. Paul Walker is just annoying.
Lets be honest though, the cars are the stars in this film. They work very well, powering along to thumping beats through the streets, the adrenaline certainly gets pumping. The new take is the use of GPS and going through streets with cars actually driving around.
Need For Speed: Underground came along after The Fast and The Furious with some notable similarities, however this film looks like it's even closer to the game.
The film never really takes itself too seriously, but the acting is pretty bad. The action sequences are pretty spectacular, but the bits in between are just bad. I had no care in the world what happened to the characters, I was more bothered about when the next car chase was coming along.
Some neat little twists make it a little more interesting and a brilliant closing sequence giving rise to a sequel redeem the film slightly. Enjoyable would be the keyword if I had to sum it up, but the storyline seems to have been moulded around the sequences.
7/10
No comments:
Post a Comment