At this point in the franchise you know exactly what you're getting with a new Fast and Furious film. A previous film will be retconned in some way to make it even more hilariously convoluted, the family will get even larger and whole thing will act like the biggest and dumbest B-movie telenovela currently going.
Judged against the other F&F films though, Fast X improves quite a bit over F9, fixing a fair few problems with a superior antagonist and a tighter run time. Even though it struggles to give all of its characters something to do it remains a great blockbusters that's unashamedly silly, loads of fun and gets the franchise into its endgame in satisfying fashion.
Vin Diesel gets to show a lighter side to Dom early on that's really sweet before returning to the usual overly serious presence that still works. John Cena is way better here, finally allowed to play to his comedic strengths and his adventure with Leo. A Perry is the most enjoyable subplot of the movie.
The standout performance is easily Jason Momoa. He's by far one of the best villains of the whole franchise and possibly the best. So flamboyant, playful and clearly having an absolute blast. Really leaning into his characters insanity and giving the Fast franchise its equivalent of the Joker.
Louis Leterrier's direction is really good, he keeps the multiple subplots moving along nicely and overall brings a mobility to the film that avoids it feeling overly familiar or stale. There's also a nice Transporter 2 reference that proves he was an inspired to choice to make one of these as it fits in perfectly with their over the top nature.
The CG looks really cartoonish once again and just like last time it kinda works in its favour and makes every set piece even funnier in its absurdity. The music by Brian Tyler carries over everything that was created in the previous score as well as bringing back the themes that were sorely missed in that one.
Judged against the other F&F films though, Fast X improves quite a bit over F9, fixing a fair few problems with a superior antagonist and a tighter run time. Even though it struggles to give all of its characters something to do it remains a great blockbusters that's unashamedly silly, loads of fun and gets the franchise into its endgame in satisfying fashion.
Vin Diesel gets to show a lighter side to Dom early on that's really sweet before returning to the usual overly serious presence that still works. John Cena is way better here, finally allowed to play to his comedic strengths and his adventure with Leo. A Perry is the most enjoyable subplot of the movie.
The standout performance is easily Jason Momoa. He's by far one of the best villains of the whole franchise and possibly the best. So flamboyant, playful and clearly having an absolute blast. Really leaning into his characters insanity and giving the Fast franchise its equivalent of the Joker.
Louis Leterrier's direction is really good, he keeps the multiple subplots moving along nicely and overall brings a mobility to the film that avoids it feeling overly familiar or stale. There's also a nice Transporter 2 reference that proves he was an inspired to choice to make one of these as it fits in perfectly with their over the top nature.
The CG looks really cartoonish once again and just like last time it kinda works in its favour and makes every set piece even funnier in its absurdity. The music by Brian Tyler carries over everything that was created in the previous score as well as bringing back the themes that were sorely missed in that one.