FAST AND FURIOUS 6

Fast and Furious 6

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: May 24th, 2013

Running Time: 130 Minutes

               

            
               Fast and Furious 6 (Also known as Furious 6) is the newest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise with some big shoes to fill.  Back in 2011, Fast Five hit theaters and impressed the box office with an astounding gross profit of over 200 Million dollars.  Now, two years later, Fast 6 is upon us, and it definitely filled the shoes left over by its predecessor.  Anyone familiar with the franchise is aware of the death of Letty (Michelle Rodriquez) in the fourth installment of the film.  However after watching the ending credits of Fast Five, you become shocked when you find out that Letty is not dead as we are left with the anticipation of the next film.

                You start off with some flashbacks of all the characters from the previous films, and then you come back to real time.  Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is living the dream without a care in the world, on a beach, with more money than he knows what to do with.  When Hobbs (Dwaine “The Rock” Johnson), brings him a job to help him take care of Owen Shaw (Luke Evans).  At first Toretto says no but then he is shown the picture of Letty.  Within that whole sequence, Toretto believes that Letty is dead, but then decides to help Hobbs, under the condition that he finds out what happened to her.  Here, Letty is working with Shaw, and Toretto is willing to do whatever it takes to get her back.  Working with Hobbs, Toretto and the rest of the gang including (Paul walker, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Tyrese Gibson) go to London and engage in firepower, racing, and tanks. 

                With Justin Lin directing this film, which he has done since Tokyo drift (The third installment), we have become accustomed to good filmmaking, and Fast 6 does just that.  The series is not as much about racing anymore, but still has the nice cars, laughable one liner’s, and a good soundtrack.  The action scenes cause you to laugh and while a lot of stunts are conceivably flat out crazy, they leave you satisfied. 

                Overall I highly recommend this film for anyone who has enjoyed the Fast and Furious franchise since the first installment arrived in theaters back in 2001.  There comes a time, when some franchises must come to an end, but this one still has enough force to go out with a bang, especially with the after credits scene. (Woops)  From L.A. to Tokyo, something is bound to drive you crazy.  Now many will be happy to know a seventh film is in the works and due to be released next year.  Will this be the final chapter of the Fast and the Furious Franchise with all parts put together?  Maybe or maybe not, but that is a long time to wait to try and put together all the pieces of the story of family, friends, and high speed chases. 

Bootleg Rating: B+