Saturday, June 08, 2013
The phenomenon that is the Furious franchise came as somewhat of a massive shock to me as I got to the cinema on Thursday night...
Fast and Furious 6 attendance at #Dubbo is mental, had to sit on the edge of the back row next to 12yo boys... #howembarrassing #atthemovies
— Katina V (@Katiinkaa) June 6, 2013
Then the audience were in fits of laughter for half of the film - I didn't find it all that amusing, but on asking two teenage boys afterwards and them saying it was awesome, I understood just a little bit. I think people have really gotten to appreciate the characters. I get that about LOTR or even Harry Potter and Twilight - but still, these guys?...
Anyway, I got through it. And it was alright.
Fast & Furious 6 (M)
FAST cars, flash women and some pumping beats count for a lot of men’s biggest viewing pleasures at the cinemas, and nothing seems to have quite had as big an effect on the big screen in recent years as the Fast and Furious franchise, now stretching 12 years and six films.
While the series has made a couple of jumps in the story’s overall timeline, the basics for the latest addition to the series is knowing that Dominic (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker) and their crew are international criminals after a heist in Fast Five (2011), and they’ve suffered through the death of Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) in fourth film Fast and Furious (2009).
This slice of the Furious pie gives flashbacks to these events for those supposedly few in the cinema not in the know - but while that’s sorted, you may be still pondering how Letty comes back from the dead. Yes, a prodigal cog in the wheel returns.
Dominic is coerced into helping Diplomatic Security Service agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) when he discovers Letty is alive. He and his ‘family’ must try and track down Shaw (Luke Evans), who destroyed a Russian military convoy.
You could say credit’s due to returning director Justin Lin and writer Chris Morgan, in that they don’t let the story get in the way of some action and intense car chases. After all, by this point the franchise is well and truly for the fans. And they don’t disappoint.
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Said car chases threaten to bury the story as a whole, but the appreciation for the sense of family that increases throughout the films results in character development surprising to those outside the Furious fan sphere.
The crew have all found some sort of contentment after the last film; that is obvious enough. But like any hothead who can’t resist a thrill-seeking escapade, they can’t sit still. They’re not a group that claim to be reformed, but they were meant to be done and got back in the game. That’s what some will do for family.
The cast, which also includes rapper Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Sung Kang, are given some incredibly cringy lines which attempt to put across some form of slapstick comedy. Thankfully, the action is plentiful and slick; one car chase was practically ripped right out of The Dark Knight trilogy.
This instalment will please fans as it continues the family story, but at 130 minutes it’s a long ride. It gives the fans what they want and doesn’t build unnecessary expectation - oh, except for a post-credits scene they’ll wet themselves in excitement for.
Rating: 3/5
*Published in the Daily Liberal (Dubbo), Western Advocate (Bathurst), Parkes Champion Post and Midstate Observer (Orange) from Saturday 8/6/2013
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