The result presents a critical equivalent to a head-on collision

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 19, 2023

For all the overproduction of the speed scenes, most of the vehicular stunts and set pieces are pretty impressive, if really, really stupid; I swear that the race through the mine shaft was lifted right out of a Speed Racer cartoon.

| Sep 8, 2023

It is undeniably nice to see the friendship built up again, as that relationship has always been a strength of the franchise. Granted, the film does take itself way too seriously...

| May 2, 2023

A thin, oddly miserable draft of the formula that Fast Five would ultimately refine, Fast and Furious squanders its obvious potential with a dour tone and visually sloppy car chases.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 4, 2021

Lives up to its name during the opening moments - even before the title flashes onscreen.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 28, 2020

After getting off to a flying start - a prologue depicting the hijacking of a petrol tanker on a mountain pass is top-notch stuff - the film loses serious momentum due to a sluggish story.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 14, 2020

Provided a cinematic equivalent of NOS to the franchise with a tone shift that helped make it one of the most popular and profitable action series in the last decade.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Mar 31, 2015

...a combination of kinetic filmmaking and hulking charisma that can only be called bro bliss.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2015

The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice?'

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Though I admit the title of the film is slightly dumb, I can't really fault much else going on here.

| Original Score: B | May 6, 2011

Bummer.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011

As hard as it is to believe, having the old gang back really does make a big difference, just not big enough. Lin isn't the director to offer anything new enough to make Fast & Furious worth your time unless you're a hardcore fan of the series.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 22, 2011

Here's hoping this is the last, but after the huge amount of money it has taken already in the States, don't be surprised to see a 5th.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 15, 2010

Isn't worth even the most forgiving action fan's time...

| Dec 13, 2009

One of the film's biggest laughs is showing title credits. Clearly, after a prologue in which thieves play chicken with a burning, tumbling oil tanker, the possibility exists this is a Steven Soderbergh experimental gamble. Dumb, fun & entertaining.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 21, 2009

Lin makes the few set pieces sandwiched between the many flat, talky scenes count as much as they can.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 13, 2009

'Fast & Furious?' The stars of this sequel are more like Sluggish & Vaguely Grumpy, though it's nothing a little bit of fiber in their diets couldn't cure.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 10, 2009

'Neat to watch' summarizes the film quite nicely. The revenge subplot that drives Fast and Furious is uninteresting since we haven't seen these characters in eight years.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 30, 2009

Fast & Furious is a piece of junk, but at least it is an entertaining and endearing piece of junk. For a franchise I actively dislike, this is the best of the bunch.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Aug 14, 2009