The story is about Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) as a street racing mechanic who has his mind set on getting revenge on Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper) for framing him for a death in a street race.
The first parts of the movie show Tobey racing to earn money for his struggling car repair shop. Although the race brought back memories of my childhood, it did feel a bit long at times and not as exciting as it should have done. After the race, Dino gives Tobey a job opportunity which needs him to fix up a Mustang which would also help save his business. The events soon after the job lead to an awesome race with three Koenigsegg Ageras and the frame up.
The middle part of the movie is mainly about gaining access to the DeLeon (an illegal high stakes street race where the winner takes all) so that he can try and get his revenge against Dino. However, he first needs a car and he is reunited with the Mustang that he built. The return of the Mustang also brings back Julia Maddon (Imogen Poots) who bought the car for a wealthy man and accompanies Tobey to the DeLeon. This leads to a long (but exciting) road trip to gain.During this trip there are some awesome stunts and chases.
The final part of the movie is the big race, the DeLeon. This race was definitely my favourite part of the movie since it brought back many memories of the game: the exotic cars; the cop chases; and racing through some great scenery. Watching cars (even though they are replicas) like the Bugatti Veyron, the McLaren P1, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and the Koenigsegg Agera race was just awesome. The race itself was also very entertaining (although predictable) and the ending was satisfying.
However, there are a lot of conveniences and ridiculous scenarios and escapes. A lot of disbelief needs to be suspended for this movie. You can easily guess what happens next and for the most part, you can guess how it happens. There probably won't be anything that will surprise you. The plot will happen exactly as you would expect for a movie like this.
Aaron Paul was great as Tobey Marshall. The rest of his gang are not bad, but not great either. His gang provide a lot of the comic relief in the movie. Imogen Poots and Dominic Cooper were both decent in their roles as well. Michael Keaton as the commentator of the DeLeon was also decent.
In the end, I did enjoy this movie despite all of the conveniences. Most of the races were awesome to watch, the stunts were awesome, and I loved the final race. Did see it in 3D, wouldn't say it was essential for this movie.
The first parts of the movie show Tobey racing to earn money for his struggling car repair shop. Although the race brought back memories of my childhood, it did feel a bit long at times and not as exciting as it should have done. After the race, Dino gives Tobey a job opportunity which needs him to fix up a Mustang which would also help save his business. The events soon after the job lead to an awesome race with three Koenigsegg Ageras and the frame up.
The middle part of the movie is mainly about gaining access to the DeLeon (an illegal high stakes street race where the winner takes all) so that he can try and get his revenge against Dino. However, he first needs a car and he is reunited with the Mustang that he built. The return of the Mustang also brings back Julia Maddon (Imogen Poots) who bought the car for a wealthy man and accompanies Tobey to the DeLeon. This leads to a long (but exciting) road trip to gain.During this trip there are some awesome stunts and chases.
The final part of the movie is the big race, the DeLeon. This race was definitely my favourite part of the movie since it brought back many memories of the game: the exotic cars; the cop chases; and racing through some great scenery. Watching cars (even though they are replicas) like the Bugatti Veyron, the McLaren P1, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and the Koenigsegg Agera race was just awesome. The race itself was also very entertaining (although predictable) and the ending was satisfying.
However, there are a lot of conveniences and ridiculous scenarios and escapes. A lot of disbelief needs to be suspended for this movie. You can easily guess what happens next and for the most part, you can guess how it happens. There probably won't be anything that will surprise you. The plot will happen exactly as you would expect for a movie like this.
Aaron Paul was great as Tobey Marshall. The rest of his gang are not bad, but not great either. His gang provide a lot of the comic relief in the movie. Imogen Poots and Dominic Cooper were both decent in their roles as well. Michael Keaton as the commentator of the DeLeon was also decent.
In the end, I did enjoy this movie despite all of the conveniences. Most of the races were awesome to watch, the stunts were awesome, and I loved the final race. Did see it in 3D, wouldn't say it was essential for this movie.