Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Movie Review

FAST & FURIOUS 6 (2013) MOVIE REVIEW

Fast and Furious seems to be one of the few movie franchises that seem to be getting better and better with each new instalment, and Fast and Furious 6 is no exception.

In Furious 6, our plot once again revolves around our main crew, with the main men in this crew being Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker). This film takes place after the events of Fast Five where everyone is now split up and is now living it up as millionaires  But something has now forced the crew to join back up. Agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) has come to Dominic with news of a new gang specializing in vehicular warfare popping up all over the world and are now situated somewhere in London. With no other option, Hobbs has come to Dominic to ask him for his crew's assistance in taking down this new gang, with it's leader being a man named Shaw (Luke Evans). At first, Toretto refuses as he has no reason to aid him, but Hobbs gives him information that makes him change his mind and decide to help Hobbs take Shaw down. This info involves Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Dominic's deceased girlfriend working with Shaw. Now when I went into this film, I thought that they would bring Letty back into the plot after her death for no reason and not explain why. But to my surprise, they explain her 'rise from the grave' in a really smart and clever way that actually makes sense. And to wrap it nice and tidy, they also explain why she is working for Shaw and why she did not tell Toretto she was alive and well. However, I will not spoil this for anyone seeing the film. Anyhow, I felt the plot was extremely solid and much more flushed out then I initially thought it would be. 

With the main staple of the franchise being insane driving and stunts, it would seem fitting to judge the movie highly on that aspect. And thankfully, the driving and stunts performed in the film is just crazy. Every scene where the cars are whizzing around and performing quite crazy stunts (which is most the movie) is basically the correct juice needed to get anyone's adrenaline going. Now while these scenes are really enjoyable and keep you entertained throughout majority of them, they are in no way realistic. Now although it is not trying to be the most realistic movie in the world, there are defiantly some outrageous moments which make you question logic. For example, in one scene when they are driving along a runway, it seems like the runway takes at least 10-15 minutes to get to the end of when going at the fastest speed in a sports car. Maybe its just a personal gripe, but it just bugged me throughout the movie.

As for the acting, it is a standard acting job for a Fast and Furious film. But in no way is this a negative. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker do great jobs in their classic and respective roles, Dwayne Johnson also returns as the gigantic army agent and pulls it off to the teeth. Since I had not seen a Fast movie since Fast Five, I forgot how hilarious the humour is as it really does show in Fast & Furious 6. Most of this humour actually comes from Roman (Tyrese Gibson), every single line he brings to the table just made me crack up with genuine laughter. Although he is not the only humorous part in the movie. The rest of the humour also comes from how each member of the crew work off one another. As an example, when Hobbs and Roman are talking, Roman makes fun of how giant he is. Hobbs almost instantaneously comes back and makes fun of how big his forehead is. Just humour like this can keep the entire audience entertained during lengthy monologue scenes. As for Luke Evans performance as the main antagonist  I felt he did quite menacing performance as he seems to be Dominic Torreto's equal, very similar to the rivalry between Batman and Bane.

Without question the biggest shock to me was that I would actually really enjoy this movie. When going to see it, I was planning on making fun of the driving and stunts in the movie. However, Fast & Furious 6 managed to pull me in with its surprisingly interesting plot, spectacular stunts and hilarious dialogue. While the movie doesn't deserve any sort of Oscar nod, it wasn't trying to get one. Which is what I am pleased about the most. Also make sure you stay behind during the credits as the movie reveals the villain for Fast and Furious 7, and it is amazing who it is. 

RATING: 7.7/10