F9: The Fast Saga (2021) User Reviews

This movie was so bad that it became a joke...

[paul_haakonsen · 5/10 · 29 July 2021]

As Tej (played by Ludacris) says in the movie: "as long as we obey the laws of physics, then we'll be fine, okay?"

Yeah, that concept is right out the window in this movie. Literally. But hey, at least this 2021 movie titled "F9" made for some really good laughs.

Granted, I wasn't expecting a whole lot from director Justin Lin's movie here, as the franchise has been one steady downhill ride since after the first movie. And with each movie things become more and more outrageous and out of hand. In fact, by now the movie franchise ought to be renamed into "The Outrageous and Ludicrous".

Still, I had the opportunity to watch "F9", and so I did, as I hadn't already seen it. And yeah, "F9" was as laughable as I had anticipated it.

Actually, Cipher (played by Charlize Theron) actually summarized how I was feeling throughout the entire movie here, with one single line that she uttered in the movie; "you got to be kidding me."

Visually then "F9" was good. Yeah, I will say that much, because the visuals definitely are top notch and help carry the movie, as basically everything else in the movie wasn't doing much for the movie.

And yeah, they had a very impressive cast ensemble for "F9", I will admit that much. What does amaze me, however, is that people on the cast list don't stop up and go "really?" when they read the script. But I guess, a dollar is a dollar, huh?

If you sit down to watch "F9", you have to put aside anything called laws of physics and realism. Because all those concepts are non-existing in this movie. And the abundance of things that was downright laughable and outrageous in "F9" is countless, but at least they provided me with a heap of laughs. Yeah, I couldn't help laugh throughout the majority of this movie, because it was just so bad.

"F9" is a watchable movie, but it is essentially just another testimony to why the "Fast and Furious" franchise should have stopped after "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift".

I am rating "F9" a very bland and mediocre five out of ten stars. This is a movie that left no impressions on me, and it is one that will just quietly fade into oblivion, given its ludicrous over-the-top lack of respect for laws of physics, gravity and realism.

Hellaciously stupid

[Dar Star · 5/10 · 9 March 2022]

OMG. Where to even begin? I could write pages of examples of how incomprehensibly stupid this movie is. Just take my word for it. It does have enough action and effects to get thru a sitting if you are truly bored, but it's a damnation of Hollywood that a 10th installment of this car wreck of a series will surely be made.

Charlize Theron's put-a-bowl-on-head-and-cut-around haircut needs it's own movie

[sumtim3s00n · 29 July 2021]

The movies are becoming just too stupid. Soon the storyline will be 2 explosions from opposite side of the tracks who fall in love.

It is insulting to the audience. Actors should give their money back for making society even more dumb and primitive. Then ban the writers, director and producers from hollybank.

All that money and budget, probabily 125 writers they hired and they couldnt come up with a movie that would be something above the quality of a toilet cleaner. Actually all commercials,even those 5 second ones, are above this nonsense.

All in all, generic, insultingly dumb, unfunny and a horrible mess.

They've turned it into a superhero movie

[AfricanBro · 6/10 · 30 July 2021]

It's not terrible, you just have to be okay with remembering it's a senseless movie. I agree with most of the crappy ratings but I do think it's still an entertaining movie.

I was laughing so hard just 20 minutes in, looking at how fake and unrealistic it was, but then what else would you expect from a fast and furious movie these days. After seeing the previous two movies, nothing surprised me, not even the illogical stunts they pulled. Though they overdid themselves this time, you really need to shut your brain off to enjoy this one because they've turned a racing movie into a superhero movie now. Almost nothing makes sense in the plot or the science behind the action sequences.

They finally went way too far!

[italianchica-50135 · 1/10 · 13 July 2021]

I usually enjoy this franchise and have seen every movie multiple times. Unfortunately F9 was the most ridiculous, unbelievable, far fetched nonsense I've ever seen. It was so dumb to the point that I wasn't entertained. Talk about disappointing.

I miss the old F&F

[DeBBss · 2/10 · 30 July 2021]

I've heard so many jokes about the physics in F9 thinking they were just overexaggerating, but no, it's really that bad. F&F is known for going crazier and crazier with each entry, but I think it's gone too far for its own good. Not one action scene entertained me; none of the scenes were creative, they were just dumb. Some may find enjoyment from how ridiculous it is, but I was just left unimpressed.

And the story was exactly the same as the last few F&F movies. They're so similar that you can literally predict what happens if you've recently watched F8 or F7. F&F has gone so far from it's roots that I've given up on the franchise. At least give one spin-off for the car guys and OG fans, maybe something similar to the first three F&Fs, it'll hurt nobody, Universal.

This movie is just really bad. Tons of plot holes, ridiculous action scenes, and a story that disgraces what F&F used to be. As a huge and longtime fan of the franchise, I have now lost faith. This film is a disgrace, and I refuse to believe that John Cena is Dominic Toretto's brother.

My wife said...

[ian-864 · 1/10 · 15 August 2021]

That this movie is marginally more interesting than me.

The divorce is final next month.

It's dumb, unrealistic and a hilariously awesome time!

[lutomlinson · 9/10 · 23 June 2021]

Look, it's not winning any awards, but 5.2 (at the moment) is very misguiding. The action scenes are so crazy and over the top that they'll make you laugh and if you dont you need to loosen up a bit. There are a few lulls which doesn't hurt the movie but damn, some of the action scenes were so ridiculous in the best way. At no point did it feel too long and I was never bored. I did see this in a larger theatre though and I can see it not being such a spectacle if you dont have a decent home theatre setup

The story surprised me and had a few genuinely emotional moments, Vin was the best he's been in a while and john cena surprised me in this, I can see him getting a few big budget starring roles out of this. Tyrese is lucky they're keeping him around, the dude is straight up not funny., only times I laughed at him was how bad his one liners were...ludacris on the other hand has a few funny moments

If you can turn your brain off and enjoy a big budget over the top action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously then it's worth a watch.

The score of 5.2 is just unfair for how entertained I was.

Enough. Red light. Stop

[d-shilling-1 · 2/10 · 1 July 2021]

Just utter garbage. To say this movie was written and made by a 12 year old is an insult to a 12 year old. This franchise needs to end now.

You ain't Fast, are you Serious?

[rasticho · 1/10 · 3 August 2021]

I felt compelled to write this review one hour into the movie (couldn't carry on for obvious reasons)... We all knew the franchise was steadily worsening but this one takes the cake. I don't think you can make something utterly ridiculous even on purpose.

Only question I would like to ask the cast is do they actually care about F&F like we the fans do/did or was it just a big lie right from the start?

A person with some kind of self-esteem wouldn't embarrass him/herself this way.

P. S. Charlize, I keep having nightmares about that haircut.

Stop.

[aseeleg · 4 July 2021]

Just please stop it! That's unbelievable and we really sick of this, and we all know that you sick of this too, and you guys just make it to get earnings and a F money , but please we DON'T WANT MORE.

Illogical and nonsense

[zaman-78778 · 1/10 · 22 July 2021]

This franchise was about street racing and now all of a sudden after 8 installments its about the same crew of below average actors trying to save the world from evil. If you want to see a bunch of people saving the world with their anti-physics and doent-make-any-sense sort of stunts, i'd recommend you put your 30 dollars on something like Batman or Superman because this film is wrong in so many ways that i dont even know from where to start.

It's okay

[hachiv · 6/10 · 7 August 2022]

If you've been a fan of the constant increase of ridiculous and more fantastical moments then you should like this just fine. But if you've been missing the more simple days of street racing and grounded stories then this isn't gonna win you over.

The Sad but Curious..

[My-Two-Cent · 3/10 · 4 March 2022]

How does John The Chin Cena keep getting work? Why does Michelle Rodriquez always look like she thinks she caught the smell of a fart and she's trying to figure out where it came from.? How many bullets does a good guy clip for an AK hold? It must be a few hundred.. And when going top speed does switching gears and stomping on the gas pedal really make you that much faster? And who writes this crap and how do I get a gig like this?

Unrealistic but it's entertaining as hell

[ajmalnayeemaj · 7/10 · 24 May 2021]

I get it, this movie has a lot of logic loops but it never fails to entertain. I enjoyed every scene and it was a fun ride.

The opening scene was the standout , the first 30 minutes was epic. It's crazy and was fun to watch. The story was much better than the previous movies, a good plot but the action scenes ruined it.

John Cena did a really good job but he was invisible throughout the movie. Dom was just punching in the air. The action scenes were crazy and dumb but you'll enjoy it. Fast and Furious still hasn't lost it's touch, it's just getting crazier!!

Thoughts You May or May Not Have, While Watching This Movie.

[aShepStarProduction · 6/10 · 30 July 2021]

I can drive like that, easy.

Dom and Jacob haven't changed a bit since 1989.

Everyone wears white t-shirts in combat.

People always run in between bullets to dodge them, don't they?

Did Roman just get crushed like Wile E. Coyote?

And his name is John Cena!

This is so realistic!

Did they just bungy jump in a car?

Is he a Super-hero?

Kids, we should try this at home.

This has got to be a parody, right?

These are just some of the thoughts, you may have, in the first 25 minutes! You'll have to watch the rest to see if cars can really drive in outer space.

Another Dull, Dumb & Disappointing Entry In The Fast Saga

[CinemaClown · 29 July 2021]

In the 20 years of its existence, The Fast & the Furious franchise has upgraded itself several times over the years. What started as a story about illegal street racing transitioned to heist thrillers with Fast Five and with every next sequel inflating the action set pieces & discarding physics, the series now enjoys the same status as comic-book blockbusters, glued together by its sermons about family. F9 continues this new tradition by taking things to preposterous heights and is another dumb entry in the saga.

Directed by Justin Lin (Fast Five & Star Trek Beyond), this ninth instalment simply looks at all the ridiculous premise & over-the-top action the last few instalments employed and just tries to take the next big leap. Logic & gravity left the saga a long time back so viewers expecting any of it now are only kidding themselves. Brainless entertainment can be fun when it's done right but it's all executed so terribly here that along with common sense goes its sense of joy. The action & drama just feels bland, soulless & uninspiring.

If you thought that Dom & his so-called family taking on planes, trains, tanks & submarine in the previous chapters was a tad too much then you will be amused by the places this sequel ventures to. And yet, none of it feels even remotely surprising. It's full of setups, twists & dull action that never for once stimulate the senses and are predictable from afar. Performances don't deserve a mention just like the schlocky writing on display here. Its 143 mins runtime is strongly felt and even its attempts at humour fall flat this time around.

Overall, F9 is as forgettable as it is formulaic and isn't even enjoyable for the most part. The ridiculous action sequences dialled to extremity is just hollow from within, and fall way short of delivering the desired payoff. From beginning to end, it is an absolute chore to sit through. Despite the glaring shortcomings, fans of the saga may still manage to scavenge something out of this big-budget garbage. A lifeless & lacklustre piece of blockbuster filmmaking, F9 is one of the weakest additions to The Fast Saga and is no less than an utter disappointment.

Getting to be exhausting

[cardsrock · 6/10 · 2 August 2021]

I'm someone who's continued enjoy these films even as they've increasingly gone off the rails. F9 is where I think I've reached my breaking point.

The stunts aren't even crazy anymore, they're just stupid. It's gotten impossible to care about what's happening because anyone who dies comes back to life. There are no stakes. They're also basically superheroes at this point, which they even reference in the film.

The magnets. My god the magnets. I don't even know what to say other than the logic and consistency of how the magnets work is flabbergasting.

This isn't to say everything is bad. Cena is a fun villain, even though the flashback scenes for his character are cringe. The music is still great. Lin's direction is solid. The themes still resonate, but are becoming increasingly meme-able.

I feel like a 6 is generous here and is mostly based on my previous enjoyment of this franchise. I hope this series can course correct or find a good ending because they're throttling towards a cliff.

A very bizarre film

[elliotjeory · 2/10 · 1 August 2021]

This is nothing like the previous films, it's a mess. It's a mixture of bizarre random scenes like all the deleted scenes from the previous films put into one. The flashback scenes are terrible, it's so unrealistic it's laughable.

I thought the previous reviews I read where just haters but there not, the film sucks!!!

Bad storytelling, even more absurd stunts

[ostlerb-02853 · 2/10 · 30 May 2022]

Nevermind the absolutely unrealistic stunts and the fact that death is not possible if you are a part of Dom crew (heck, I bet Gisele is even still alive), anyone who has ever watched a Fast & Furious movie knows that Dom cares for nothing more than family, yet he's had a brother this whole time??

That's just bad storytelling, and all the subplots are entirely too confusing (i.e., Is Mr Nobody on their side or not? Why did Han feel it was necessary to go along with faking his death?, etc.)

You know what to expect

[akalmanowicz · 7/10 · 25 June 2021]

Yes, it's over the top, entirely unrealistic, and all around goofy-but that's essentially what I, and everyone else, anticipated. For what it is, it's enjoyable. The action sequences were entertaining, the humor was decent, and the story was simple enough to keep the action at the forefront of the film-which I would consider to be a very good thing.

2 stars only because Jordana Brewster is so beautiful...

[gvtheobald · 2/10 · 3 July 2021]

Bad. Bad bad. Even by Fast and Furious standards this is bad. It's like someone wrote (bad) dialogue for a bunch of random scenes, smashed them together with some car scenes and CGI, and hoped a coherent movie would appear. No plot. Bad dialogue. Incoherent plot. I kept hoping it would end....

It is what it is - enjoy it or leave it!

[kdstemmer · 8/10 · 19 June 2021]

I see all these reviews about how over the top this is and how ridiculous it is to have cars (one car!) in space....

....the FF series has been about impossible and ludicrous car stunts for quite some time. If you enjoyed F5-8, then you won't be disappointed with this one. Suspend disbelieve and it is a fun ride. I am certainly looking forward to the next one!

Bad dream.

[karapets · 1/10 · 30 July 2021]

Good movie about street racing became ridiculous and disgusting mess for brainless people, who continuing financing producers of this garabage.

Calling this movie is insult for the word of MOVIE.

Producers of this content should be legally charged for the crime against humanity.

Garbage

[rubabsana · 1/10 · 30 July 2021]

Don't waste your time on this. It was so trash lolll.