Director
Justin
Lin
is
back
with
the
movie
Fast
Five,
which
is
the
fifth
entry
in
the
series
of
The
Fast
and
the
Furious.
His
latest
venture
is
an
exceptional
sequel,
which
is
even
better
than
the
original
film.
The
action
scenes
look
highly
unimaginable
and
far
from
reality,
but
they
are
really
fun
to
watch.
The
plot
of
Fast
Five
is
a
fantasy
and
does
not
resemble
real
life.
It
is
a
film
about
crass
materialism,
masculine
sentimentality
and
extreme
violence
and
these
aspects
have
been
exaggerated
to
the
point
of
caricature.
Relentless
car
chases,
great
setting
and
action
sequences
are
the
major
attractions
of
the
movie.
In
a
way,
Chris
Morgan's
goofy
script
and
ridiculous
action
are
disappointing
aspects.
But
these
two
aspects
do
not
deter
the
viewers
from
enjoying
the
movie
because
it
has
no
pretensions
other
than
to
be
a
perfect
car-chase
film.
It
is
all
about
two
guys
who
steal
expensive
cars
for
a
living
and
are
forced
to
do
this
in
Brazil
because
of
America's
draconian
anti-stealing
policies.
Notorious
street
racer
Dom
(Vin
Diesel),
Brian
(Paul
Walker)
and
Mia
(Jordana
Brewster)
are
wanted
by
the
FBI
for
all
the
mayhem
they
perpetrated
in
the
previous
installments.
They
flee
the
US
for
Rio
de
Janeiro,
where
they
decide
to
steal
one
last
car
to
line
their
bank
accounts.
The
easy
money
score
goes
badly
and
along
with
the
FBI,
a
Brazilian
kingpin
(Joaquim
de
Almeida)
also
starts
chasing
the
antiheroes.
But
Dom,
Brian
and
Mia
assemble
a
crack
team
of
old
colleagues
to
beat
the
kingpin
at
his
own
game
by
stealing
all
his
money.
The
characters
in
this
franchise
are
larger
than
life.
Justin
Lin
has
retained
most
of
the
lead
heroes
of
previous
film
and
this
helps
him
to
go
right
into
the
meat
of
the
story
instead
getting
in
to
the
introduction
of
each
character
first.
He
is
also
successful
in
tapping
out
the
right
kind
of
performance
from
each
actor.
The
major
highlight
of
the
movie
is
its
action
scenes
and
they
are
marvelously
energetic
and
well-choreographed.
There
are
two
solid
chase
scenes
in
it.
They
are
stealing
cars
off
a
moving
train
in
a
sequence
and
a
chase
scene
on
foot
in
which
Dom,
Brian
and
Mia
have
to
elude
both
Reyes"
criminal
gang
and
Hobbs"
law
enforcement
team.
Stephen
F
Windon's
camera
work
is
superb
and
the
CGI
effects
shown
in
the
film
are
extremely
clever.
In
a
nutshell,
Fast
Five
may
not
have
an
interesting
script
and
it
may
run
like
an
atomic
clock,
rumbling
past
calcified
performances
and
logic
free
stunts,
but
it
keeps
the
viewers' interest
in
the
film
awake
till
its
end.
It
is
a
must
watch
movie.
Producers:
Neal
H.
Moritz,
Vin
Diesel,
Michael
Fottrell
Director:
Justin
Lin
Cast:
Vin
Diesel,
Paul
Walker,
Dwayne
Johnson,
Elsa
Pataky,
Jordana
Brewster,
Chris
'Ludacris" Bridges