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| Theater poster |
"Chances are sooner or later, we are gonna end up behind bars or buried in a ditch somewhere. But not today."
Fast cars, explosive action, scantily clad women, ridiculously buff men, predictable plot and loud music. All the ingredients to cook an explosive summer blockbuster. Don't get us wrong, the movie wasn't your average, run of the mill bank heist, its vivid movie sets, with the streaking neon, and sparkling chrome add for an interesting and welcomed twist. Filled with eccentric characters, this movie will not disappoint on a lazy weekend.
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| "This just went from Mission: Impossible to Mission: In-freaking-sanity. " |
A perfectly planned heist gone awry, the main characters, a handpicked group of elite criminals managed to steal 100 million dollars of drug money from a police station. Sound crazy? Pulled by modern takes of classic muscle cars, the two Houdinis (Vin Diesel as Dom, and Paul Walker as Brian), pull a vault out of a concrete wall, dragging it across Rio. While being chased by hundreds of corrupt police officers in rather pricey police cars, they leave a wake of destruction accruing unfathomable amounts of property damage, and a sea of delightfully surprised locals.
While the plot was ridiculously predictable, its nitrous oxide injected pace sped the movie along, leaving an exhilarated audience in the front seat. With frequent rest stops for the small bladder, I leaves a welcome pause for the movies many comical moments (no reference to the poor officer who had an interesting toilet experience of explosive proportions).
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| Yes, that IS a vault of money they are pulling out of a wall. |
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| One word. Testosterone. |
Lucky for us, summer comes early in the theater. Even with its corny acting and far out plot, its charms of high octane action and thumping music will leave you blown away. You'd best hop on lest you want to see nothing but tail lights.
Score: 4/5
Score: 4/5
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