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2 Fast 2 Furious
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole
Hauser, Eva Mendes, Ludacris |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Universal Pictures |
| Web Site: |
thefastandthefurious.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Keep it to the
teenagers. |
| Date Movie: |
Only if she likes
fast cars and fast women. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Women in sexy
clothes. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
A scary scene with
a rat, and a dude gets run over by a truck. |
| Action: |
Lots of car
chases. |
| Laughs: |
Quite a few,
especially the "give me a break" type. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The "Dukes of
Hazard" jump. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Too many
one-liners to list. |
| Directed By: |
John Singleton |
| Produced By: |
Neal H. Moritz |
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2 Fast 2 Furious
A Movie Review |
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I didn’t want to like the movie because my hero, Vin,
wasn’t a part of it. I wondered how you can make a sequel to
"The Fast
and The Furious" without the star of the original, but I guess the
franchise isn’t about the actors, it’s about having a pretty mindless
story and fast cars. Dammit, I liked "2 Fast 2 Furious."This time
we’re in Miami and our cop-buddy Brian (Paul Walker) is off of the
police force because he let Dominick get away in the first movie. Go
figure, he’s trying to make money street racing around Miami. And go
figure, the feds need Brian’s help to take out the drug
kingpin. So what do they do? Well, they arrest Brian, give him a deal
that they’ll clear his record if he helps them, and offer to pair him
up with a nerd cop. Brian knows he needs somebody who can really help
so it’s off to Barstow to recruit his old "friend who hates him now
because he blames Brian for his getting busted by the cops and getting
sent to jail" Roman (Tyrese). Yea, they beat each other up, but then
they’re best friends again. And, oh yea, Roman’s in because if he
helps he’ll get his record cleared.
So, with the help of Monica (Eva Mendes), the federal agent who’s
infiltrated the kingpin’s trust (looking hot didn’t hurt), Brian and
Roman get involved in a try-out to be the ones who get to carry the
kingpin’s cash to the drop-off point. Guess what? They win. Alright,
so our new hero, Brian, is falling for Monica, Roman figures this
might get in the way, but they’ve all got a job to do, except that
Monica overhears the henchman saying how instead of $100,000 when they
deliver the cash, it’s a couple of bullets to the head instead. But
you can’t stop the gig now, not when the bad guys would get away, so
our boys make a plan to get the bad guys caught and keep the money.
Well, their plans don’t go as smoothly as the figured so we get some
"Dukes of Hazard" action. Ah, who cares about the story, is the car
racing cool? It’s alright, pretty much the same as the original,
although this time a lot more cop cars are involved and most of them
get destroyed.
Every now and then I like to catch a movie that doesn’t make you
think, all you need to do is sit back and let the one-liners and chase
scenes fly amidst a pretty mindless story. And the hot bodies don’t
hurt either. "2 Fast 2 Furious" gives you just that. No one’s winning
any acting awards for this one, although Tyrese probably stole the
show in terms of comedic element, and Eva Mendes looks fabulous in a
bikini, but you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into when
you buy you’re ticket for this movie, and you will get pretty much all
of it. With that it’s 3 1/2 stars out of 5 for "2 Fast 2 Furious."
Take it for what it’s worth.
That’s all for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
