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old parts are back. The streets are no longer safe because the racers
are back and this time, they are causing more mayhem than ever.
Fast and the Furious 4 is actually a true sequel to the original
film.
The other two sequels, (2 Fast 2 Furious and The Fast and the Furious:
Tokyo Drift), didn't have the four original cast members and that
in essence took away from both the films.
For the fourth installment, director Justin has brought back all
four key players, the dynamic Paul Walker, bad boy Vin Diesel, who
escalated to fame from this film, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana
Brewster together.
The story is nonsense and done to death.
Drug kingpins using smart, street drivers to ship drugs in and out
of the country. Its what Hollywood does best. It's not the story
as much as the cast, the cars and the stunts that make Fast and
the Furious worth a watch.
Brian O Connor (Paul Walker) is with the FBI tracking a drug racket
while Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is now hunting someone. The two
men find themselves together once again but their past has been
tricky. There are trust issues and both have apprehensions.
Dominic's sister Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) also has a past
with Brian and it comes back to both of them. Michelle Rodriguez
(Letty) and Dominic fight the worst and it's a battle where one
loses while the other survives. A battle that neither of them wanted.
It's the personal stories and the come back and the dynamics between
the four of them that intrigues.
That is one part. The other are the races and the stunts. This is
much more high profile, dangerous and in a word, gorgeous. From
the cinematography to the races that take place all around, from
downtown Los Angeles to the borders of Mexico City and beyond. Its
pure adrenaline rush. The cars are sexy and the use of technology
just tells us how much an impact computers have on everyone, even
street racers. Its electronic stuff, gadgetry that Hollywood uses
to full effect and in this film, it goes well with the story. |
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At
some point, the film becomes a little predicable; some of the characters
but the saving grace are the sequences. Notably, the first race
between Brian and Dominic since the first film, the drive out through
tunnels while dodging helicopters and border security in between
the United States and Mexico. The flashy cars, dangerous rides,
sexy riders - it makes this film well worth the money.
And a huge contribution goes to the cast. In 2001, when Fast and
the Furious released, it made Vin Diesel a star. His harsh voice
and that muscular physique, the reckless in-your-face attitude,
it adds a lot of edge to his character. He really is the star of
the show here. The other dynamo is Paul Walker. Tanned, scruffy
and confident in his beliefs, he walks a thin line between good
and bad and lives in a constant paradox. The bureaucracy of the
system is such that the lines between right and wrong are blurry.
And it's this constant flux that makes his character so human and
relatable.
In the end, Fast and the Furious 4 is not a thought-provoking film.
But it is a film that will want you to join the riders and fly on
the roads.
– Maheen
Sabeeh
*YUCK
**WHATEVER
***GOOD
****SUPER
*****AWESOME
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