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The moment he broke with his brother involved, of course, a street race with the highest of stakes, and as his older self stands on the bridge, watching the speeding cars pass him by, this saga of families of choice feels like it's hitting its perfect, pulpy refrain. It's about characters trying to figure out how to be good men, letting go of the baggage of bad dads and impossible ghosts (and inexplicably absent moms; where did all the moms go?). The answer, in the series, is that inevitably one becomes better by committing to and taking care of others — that expansive but demanding idea of family endures. And in F9, that emotional substance gives the accompanying ridiculousness a bit of strange grace. When the forever bickering Roman and Tej (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) find themselves in a Pontiac Fiero that's been strapped to a rocket and pointed toward orbit, the characters themselves talk about how absurd what's happening is.

A lot of this movie is absurd — the shameless product placement, the guileless self-regard of its star, and the imaginative but highly unscientific use of magnets in some escalating action sequences. But when the pair are finally up there, the first shot is a lovely one of the Earth reflecting off their makeshift helmets, behind which are their awestruck faces. Who would have ever guessed, two decades ago, that this is where we'd end up? You have to laugh at the daring, and at the sheer joy of it all. F9 opens on a racetrack in 1989, right before what will become the defining incident in the life of glowering hero Dominic Toretto — the death of his father, who's one of the drivers competing, in a fiery crash.

The last one, The Fate of the Furious, ended with the characters facing down a nuclear submarine on ice plains in the Barents Sea. Despite this, it was not very good, having been made under the mistaken assumption that the excess is key to these movies when, in fact, the earnestness is. To watch director Justin Lin, who returned for F9 and the two subsequent films that will close the series out, wind things back to the start is to feel blessed relief that this improbably good gearhead daddy-issues opera may very well stick its landing. Hopefully director Justin Lin ("Tokyo Drift") gets the credit he deserves this time around.

He's fantastic with these action sequences, not only making them pulse-pounding thrill rides but also letting you feel like you're in the car with these characters. Once these characters get in their cars you won't be bored for a moment. Life may be like a box of chocolates, but Fast and Furious films aren't. With these movies, you always know what you're going to get. After two decades of increasingly improbable action sequences, the series, which started out as a somewhat grounded undercover cop story pitting Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto against Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner, has started getting as long in the tooth as some of its stars.

After arguably peaking with the seventh film in the franchise, Furious 7 (which represented Walker's swansong), the film has begun a slow decline both in terms of box office clout and narrative potential. The spinning-of-the-wheels that was evident in installment #8 has become even more obvious in #9. Although Diesel has been committed to soldiering on in Walker's absence, the last two films have illustrated the importance of the chemistry between those actors and how badly the series misses it.

If audiences have forgotten that the Fast & Furiouses began as the story of a guy who got into illicit street racing after getting banned from the legal kind after almost killing the guy who caused the crash that killed his father, the films themselves have not. They never forget anything, which is their most enduring quality. I find the characters to be much better this time around. Vin Diesel's character, Dom toretto, is back with a vengeance.

Him being back, and his character arc in this is one of the main reasons I like this film more than the previous ones. At the start of the film he leaves his gang because the police are gunning for him. He then gets a call from his sister saying Letty (Michelle Rodriguez's character) has been killed. Now Toretto is on a revenge mission to kill the person who killed Letty.(in fast and furious 6 we find out she isn't though.) This makes it more of a personal story for the characters, especially Toretto, which I like. I am also a fan of revenge stories, which made me enjoy this more.

The strength of "F9" lies with its cast and their chemistry. Returning again along with Diesel, Rodriguez and Kang are Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster and Kurt Russell, as well as Academy Award winners Helen Mirren & Charlize Theron. Most of the actors have inhabited these characters for so long now that long-time fans of the movies feel like they actually ARE family, and based on the actors' comments in media, most of them feel that way too. Despite the movie being as much about loud & fast car chases and explosions, it's the little moments and character interactions that help cement that feeling. Gary Gray found themselves in an even more precarious situation two years later, as they reeled from Paul Walker's death and a pissing contest between Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.

The result was an empty shell of a film that betrayed the core of the franchise by suggesting that family maybe wasn't quite sacred to Dominic Toretto. Without that foundation, a Corona-drinking Los Angeles gearhead jumping his Dodge Charger over a Russian nuclear submarine suddenly felt kinda inauthentic. The series was outta control because it wasn't in control. After two films that strayed away from the very first that made the franchise popular, producers to The Fast and the Furious decided to finally bring back the original cast and big name stars. That was one of their best decisions that have been made.

It's baffling to why they thought changing the cast would really benefit them in any way. All it does is create resent and a disconnect with the new characters. However, this is not the only difference brought to this ongoing series.

Oh yes, there's still an abundance racing cars but it's for a different reason. A return in fact to part 1 with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker (Brian O'Connor) in the main lead. Full of fast cars and chasing cars and of course here and there some nice chicks. The story was solid and gave people really what they want and not going to deep into the technical details of the cars like the first part or with clichés.

Still, this is not for everybody but people who really love action with fast cars and a simple solid story they should pick up this franchise. They actually wrote a good story and it flowed very well, the action and driving scene's were shot and edited superbly, you did get the feeling that you were in the car at times which adds to the intensity of the driving scenes. I also like the fact that they incorporated American muscle cars instead of just imports this way the movie will appeal to people of all tastes. Overall I was pleasantly surprised of how good the film was. Also the final scene of Phoenix's demise was different than the norm. Fast and Furious, or 4 Fast 4 Furious if you're keeping count, is a movie you can basically sum up in one sentence.

Muscle guys, muscle cars, hot chicks, and incredible action sequences. It is not yet clear ifF9's post-credits scene will be paid off inFast & Furious 10or some other movie, but the next installment of the main franchise is most likely. SinceF9 revealed Mr. Nobody helped fake Han's death, it should be interesting to see what Lin does with Deckard Shaw's character. The characters could reconcile the events of the past and help fans feel at ease with Deckard's more heroic turn in theFast & Furious franchise. Directed by Justin Lin,F9 continues the story of Dom and his crew a few years after the events ofThe Fate of the Furious.

The movie begins with Dom and Letty trying to live a peaceful life in the country to raise Dom's son Brian. This plan changes when Roman , Tej , and Ramsey arrive with a mission sent to them by Mr. Nobody . Dom's brother Jakob turned on Mr. Nobody to kidnap Cipher and obtain pieces of Project Ares, a device that can control every piece of electronics on the planet. This mission results in the return of Han, incredibly powerful car magnets, and theFast & Furious franchise finally going to space. TheFast & Furious franchise is back with a new installment, and here's what happens inF9's ending and how it sets up future movies.

Originally set to release in 2020,Fast & Furious 9 is finally out in theaters after a year-long delay caused by COVID-19. The movie is highly anticipated by fans of the franchise for a variety of reasons, such as the return of Sung Kang's Han and discovering the truth behind the reveal that Dominic Toretto has a secret brother. The movie's plot, which is pretty much secondary to the action goings-on, involves Dom Toretto and his younger brother Jakob trying to overcome decades of bad blood while trying to seize a world-destroying weapon. Covering a swath of Europe as they interchangeably chase each other, the story twists and turns, and we even have a couple of big bads to choose from, including fan-favourite Cipher . Tyrese and Ludacris, longtime cast members of the franchise, provide endless laughs and a scene you have to see to believe. Ever since the sixth movie, Han fans have demanded a better fate for their fave through the #JusticeForHan hashtag, and it appears that in F9, their pleas have finally been heard (the trailer even nods to the social media push with its closing tagline, "Justice is coming").

In the trailer, Han emerges from the shadows as the rest of the crew looks on in shock, seemingly brought back into the fold by Letty. He nonchalantly comments, "Nice clubhouse," before being welcomed by Dom with a big hug. We then get a brief glimpse of Han back in action driving an orange car, hinting that his return won't just be a brief cameo, but will once again find him as a valued member of the crew. Just how Han survived is still a mystery, but we're ready to buy just about anything if it means Han gets to live again. While this entire franchise has explored themes of family over the years, F9 makes that idea literal by introducing Jakob Toretto , the estranged brother of Dominic and Mia . That person, of course, is Brian O'Conner, the undercover cop character who was played by Paul Walker before his tragic death in 2013.

Fast and Furious 9 is a 2021 American action-adventure film starring the original Fast 9 cast of Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges among others. The ninth edition of the franchise was released for the Asian diaspora on May 19 and was greeted with heavy box office numbers. However, the reviews for the movie were mixed as many praised the plot but criticised the unrealism in action sequences. Here's a quick run through the Fast & Furious 9 leaks to see whether it's worth the hype. Having said all that, this movie will still make a bunch of money and have plenty of fans who love it. Universal has already announced that the series has two more movies coming to wrap up the saga.

I do worry though, as someone who really enjoyed earlier entries in the series, what else they can do to finish the story. When you try and top yourself with each new movie in a series, at some point the level of ridiculousness is going to be too much to overcome. You can see Lin's signature imprint both in the action scenes and character interactions — it's obvious that he's intimately familiar with the franchise.

Of course, death is seldom final in the "F&F" universe and "F9" does everything it can to make that bug feel like a feature. It's no secret that Han is back, though the script hardly does him justice (Sung Kang is still the coolest, and manages to survive the human plot device he's forced to bring with him). But the movie is also self-reflexively preoccupied with immortality, from a silly conversation between Roman and Tej to Dom's fixation on family as an expression of forever. Lest you think I'm being too cute about this, the camera literally appears to plunge into Dom's soul at one point. Yes, there are cameos by multiple people/characters who you most likely aren't expecting to see. (No spoilers!) Definitely a nice treat for fans of the franchise.

This time around, there is barely a reference to the late Paul Walker's character, but his presence is felt throughout so it doesn't need to be said. A brutal car racing accident at the start of the film does have echoes of Walker's tragic death, however. F9 was originally scheduled for worldwide release by Universal Pictures on April 19, 2019, but was delayed several times, first due to the release of Hobbs & Shaw and planned release of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's No Time to Die , and then the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered in South Korea and released internationally on May 19, 2021, and in the United States on June 25.

The film received mixed reviews with praise for the stunts and Lin's direction, but criticism for its unrealistic action sequences and formulaic script. F9 set several pandemic box office records and grossed over $714 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2021. During the filming of Furious 7, Paul Walker, who had been playing Dom's best friend and brother-in-law Brian O'Conner since the first movie, was tragically killed in a car crash. Instead of writing a similarly sad fate for Brian, the film worked some special effects magic, using Walker's brothers to help complete his scenes.

The ending of the film was rewritten to bring closure to Brian's story, with him riding off into the sunset in a white car as Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" played over the scene. One of its biggest upgrades came in the form of Luke Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), a Diplomatic Security Service agent that served as the film's intimidating antagonist. Hobbs would go on to follow in the footsteps of Paul Walker's former FBI agent Brian O'Conner, turning away from his career in law enforcement to plunge into a life of big-hearted crime. While this news undoubtedly comes as a disappointment to Fast fans, as coronavirus cases continue to accelerate faster than a Dodge Charger in a street race, it was definitely the right call. Not long after the announcement was made, major movie theaters across the U.S. made the decision to close their locations in the best interest of public health. Plus, as the official statement said, bumping the release date is the best way for the global Fast family to all watch at the same time, and as any Fast and Furious fan knows, nothing is more important than family.

Dominic and Letty are hiding pulling jobs just for the fun of it but Dom knows that none's safe around him and decides to leave Letty. In the city FBI is trying to get their hands on the Drug-lord and Brian is on the hunt. Letty makes a deal with Brian to cleanse Dom of all charges and in turn go in undercover as an informant. A job goes bad and she gets killed by the bad guy who works for Campos. Dom goes hungry for revenge and is back on the streets looking for the killer.

Brian and Dom team up in catching these bad guys and of course Dom kills Felix. In between all this plot is extreme street racing with big engines and loads of action. They were able to bring back all the things that made the first one great like Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, and Paul Walker, and let go of the things that did not work so well. All the things that you loved in the first one are here and a little more. In parts of the movie it almost makes you want to leave your seat and cheer.

For all you Paul Walker haters out there he did a good job as well. He is like a backup quarterback in the NFL you want him to manage the game don't try to do to much just do what is takes to win. Walker is not the star of the movie, but behind the star he manages his part well. He does a good job of playing his part and not going beyond that and try to make a great performance.

I for one am not a Walker hater so I never felt like he did a bad job, but I know there are a lot of you out there and you will be happy with his performance in this movie. For all the people that loved Han from Tokyo Drift don't get really excited, his role is only for about 3 minutes at the beginning of the movie. This is not a movie that is going to win any Academy Awards, but it is a movie that will keep you entertain for an hour and forty five minutes. Which is saying a lot for the way the economy is right now.

I just got back from the midnight screening of 'Fast & Furious' and I have to admit the movie very much exceeded my fairly low expectations for the film. While the original film was entertaining, it was never a good movie by any means. Most of the original cast has come back and seeing them back in action together really makes you realize the F&F franchise isn't the same without them. The chemistry between the three leads is the strongest it's been yet, and I would dare to call several of the scenes 'moving' as a result.

This film is more about stopping a notorious drug lord Arturo Braga and avenging the murder of Letty . This film is set back in Los Angles when everything started, after 5.years of leaving the city of Angeles for Dominican Republic after Dom and his crew become a Wanted Fugitives. Letty was murdered when she was mixed up in a drug racers mule cartel. She knew the people who hired her, will double crossed her, while trying to escape the flying bullets she was killed by a drug lord's henchman. That weary angrier Dom brings him back to Los Angeles, to avenge his loved one's death and tracking down Drug Lord Braga and killing him. Brian O'Connor , is now an FBI agent, and he is assigned to track down a notorious drug lord named Arturo Braga.

Braga is looking for a fast drivers that are driving and smuggling trough desert New Mexico drugs. Brian goes again undercover only to find out that he and Dom are been double crossed and set up on the same way that was Letty was. More important than the plot mechanics of space travel and digital MacGuffins, however, is the relationship between Dom and Jakob. Established with total straight faced sincerity in the opening credits, Dom and Jakob's backstory rewrites the very first The Fast and the Furious movie where we were told Dom went to prison for beating near to death the man responsible for his father's racing crash. As we now discover through flashback, that was a lie that Dom only wishes was the truth. While the man who got wrenched might have helped cause their father to crash, Papa was set up to lose the race due to Jakob sabotaging the vehicle.

F9 counteracts any character development by devoting a grating amount of time to meta-commentary on its own ridiculousness. On this lap of the franchise, Roman confronts the existential nature of the family's inability to be harmed. If these were the incoherent mutterings of a man in constant action, it might be the perfect seriousness-deflating banter to cap any given action set-piece. But there are entire dialogue-driven scenes unpacking the possible supernatural forces at work in the Fast franchise.