Fast & Furious (2009)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers (WGA):

Chris Morgan (written by)
Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Release Date:

3 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

New Model. Original Parts.

Plot:

Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | FBI | Fugitive | Revenge | Los Angeles

Awards:

4 nominations

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Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty
John Ortiz	...	Campos
Laz Alonso	...	Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley	...	Penning
Shea Whigham	...	Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira	...	Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang	...	Han Lue
Don Omar	...	Himself
Mirtha Michelle	...	Cara
Greg Cipes	...	Dwight
Tego Calderon	...	Tego

Also Known As:

Fast & Furious 4 (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45181) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 (original rating) | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | UK:12A (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Denmark:11 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Belgium:KT | Mexico:B | Peru:14 | Iceland:12 | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Neal H. Moritz Productions

Trivia:

With a gross of $72.5 million on its opening weekend, the movie had the biggest April debut ever. (Anger Management (2003) formerly held the record with $42.2 million)

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are having dinner/beers at the table, Walker takes a sip of his Corona and then in the next shot the beer is foamed to the top. Then in the next shot there is no foam.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Campos: So, you know each other?
Dominic Toretto: He used to date my sister.
Campos: You're a lucky man.
Brian O'Conner: How's that?
Campos: You're still breathing!

Movie Connections:

References Pleasantville (1998)

Soundtrack:

Virtual Diva

more cars less fun

I would never call A fast and the furious film good cinema. But then again its not trying to be, its simply A hot rod movie. That means that it doesn't need a plot or good acting. What it does need however are A hand full of ingredients. Fast cars,beautiful women,lots of driving stunts,and an experience that leaves the viewer entertained if not a little dumber. The original The fast and the furious is a case in point example. however the seres took a turn for the worse when they tried to introduce plot to the films. plots just don't work for a car movie. But then the savior of the seres arrives. Number 4 finally we have Paul Walker and Vin Diesel teamed up again. The ubber cute Jordana Brewster is also back. So how did it fair? well lets break it down. first the cars, There was a decent collection. there was another Skyline,A ford torino,a nice Bmw,and of coarse the 1970 Chevell common maybe but I was happy to see it because that is what I drive. then there was a the collection of oddball cars like the Gnx the camaro called the bomb and a few enthusiasts may have noticed the lamborghini suv. but for all the cars none of them really had an impact on me. who can forget Doms Rx7 or the bright orange Supra from the first film they where the stars of the film along with there costars the jetta and the charger which made a reappearance in this film but just didn't seem to be the same. second the girls, there where some nice looking girls thru out as id mentioned earlier jordana from the earlier film is back and she alone is worth the watch so really no problems in that area. how about the fun car stunts. this is a place that i had few issues. one there was not very many race scenes mostly just some oddball driving blips scattered thruout and those where covered in so much CGI i couldn't even enjoy them. last this movie took its self a little to serious its a car movie not a crime drama. and lets face it Vin Diesel and Paul Walker both offer big screen presence but are nether one what i would call good at acting. So don't try and make them act by trying to show an emotional side. To sum up i wish that the series would go back in time all the way to the year of its birth 2001 and make a carbon copy of itself only then could i finally say that the series is fun again.