Now, with the fifth entry, we finally come to my favorite film in the series. Filled with wild stunts, humor, and a general over the top gleefulness, Fast Five does a fantastic job re-inventing and re-invigorating the franchise.
We pick up where the fourth film left off with Brian O'Connor (played by Paul Walker) once again flushing his law enforcement career down the proverbial crapper as he and Mia (played by Jordana Brewster) break Dom out of prison by forcing Dom's prison bus to crash. We then cut to news footage of the accident (reported by Perd Hapley from Parks and Rec no less) stating all three are now fugitives.
Landing in Rio and in need of some quick cash, the three take a job retrieving three cars seized by the DEA for Rio Crime Boss Hernan Reyes (played by Joaquin de Almeida). When the plan goes south and the DEA agents on board the train are shot down by Reyes' men, not only are Brian, Dom and Mia on the run from Reyes' men, but also attracted the attention of Special Agent Luke Hobbs (played by Dwayne Johnson) since the deaths of the agents were pinned on Brian and Dom.
Brian and Dom figure out there was something in the car they retrieved that Reyes needs and discover hidden on the GPS display is a schedule of cash deliveries to Reyes. Wanting to get even, the two decide they're going to steal it and put together a team of familiar faces to help them do it. Among the team members are Han (played by Sung Kang), Roman (played by Tyrese Gibson), Tej (played by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) and Gisele (played by Gal Gadot). From here on the film switches to a full fledged heist film and it's all the better for it.
With an mixture of action and humor, Fast Five is easily the most consistently entertaining and most satisfying entry in the series yet. With a cast of colorful characters mixing with an exotic locale and some of the craziest action sequences I have ever seen make this one to remember. If nothing else, the chase between Dom and Brian towing a ten ton bank vault with two super charged Dodge Chargers and the Police through Rio (while destroying a good chunk of it with the aforementioned vault) ranks high on my top ten list of best action sequences, ever. It's absolutely ridiculous and at the same time, ridiculously fun. I was laughing with delight over every single second of it.
With a fantastic and witty script by Chris Morgan, sure handed direction by series mainstay Justin Lin and the great addition of Dwayne Johnson to the mix, this one remains my favorite of the series. We'll have to see if it stays that way after I see Furious 7.
With an mixture of action and humor, Fast Five is easily the most consistently entertaining and most satisfying entry in the series yet. With a cast of colorful characters mixing with an exotic locale and some of the craziest action sequences I have ever seen make this one to remember. If nothing else, the chase between Dom and Brian towing a ten ton bank vault with two super charged Dodge Chargers and the Police through Rio (while destroying a good chunk of it with the aforementioned vault) ranks high on my top ten list of best action sequences, ever. It's absolutely ridiculous and at the same time, ridiculously fun. I was laughing with delight over every single second of it.
With a fantastic and witty script by Chris Morgan, sure handed direction by series mainstay Justin Lin and the great addition of Dwayne Johnson to the mix, this one remains my favorite of the series. We'll have to see if it stays that way after I see Furious 7.
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