Fast & Furious 6 - More furious than fast, the way it should be

Remember when Fast and Furious was about street racing? With each new movie the Fast and Furious franchise gets farther and farther away from that. This allows for a much larger audience. And not just appealing to a 16 year old kid with a 'rice burner'…is that still a term?

Fast and Furious 6 really builds off the success that 5 had. And it follows a simple formula. Fast cars, girls, big name actors, and tons of action. But one thing that the series has felt obligated to do is up the ante on the 'action'. In episode one, the height of action was a Dodge Charger doing a wheelie followed with a train hitting it. Where do you go from there? How about Dominic launching his car through the front end of a exploding cargo plane? Or a tank leaving a ton of cars demolished in its wake. There are three scenes alone that could be the final action scene in any of the other previous movies in this series. The action really crosses the ridiculous line and it doesn't seem to matter. In 5 there wasn't a person in the theater that didn't laugh at how outlandish it was for Dominic and Brian to jump out of a moving car off a bridge 300' above a river. That was just a precursor to what you get in this movie. In action alone, you're going to get your money's worth. These guys aren't the simple gear heads they once were. Now they've gained some new skills, those reserved for special forces. The fight scenes are bigger, longer and more violent and they aren't just contained to the streets. In FF6 you'll see one of the best chic fights in Hollywood, followed by one of the coolest 'big men' fights that will have you cheering at the end.

The villains have also been ramped up from the motorcycle gang of over privileged children in the first movie to an ex-military, vicious, mastermind looking to do some serious damage to a city in this 6th one.

The main villain in this movie is Luke Evans ('Immortals'). Evans plays the bad guy part of Owen Shaw and he does so extremely well. Owen and his crew actually come across as a team with the power to give Dominic and his pseudo super hero team a run for their money. He is a much darker character than previous villans, and a lot less cliche.

The only way that Fast and Furious can afford this all-star cast is that this movie will be printing its own money. Not one member of the cast was shorted screen time either. Each one provided something significant to the movie. And you'll love the comedy that Tyrese Gibson interjects.

One thing that has always been unnecessarily confusing is the realization that these movies are not in chronological order. But Fast 6 finally connects the films. And by the end of this one, they are all tied together perfectly.

If action is what you want, there is no chance of being let down! There is relentless action and leaves very little chance to refresh that popcorn bucket. The slow times are few and far between and when they do show themselves its only for a moment. No exaggeration, Fast and Furious 6 has more action than all 5 movies combined. Prediction, This will be the blockbuster of the summer.

There is a great cliff hanger during the credits, and looks like we haven't seen the last of Dom and his crew.

Bottom line, even at 10 bucks a ticket, you might feel like you under paid...

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