May 24, 2013
Cast: Vin Diesel, The Rock, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez.
Cast: Vin Diesel, The Rock, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez.
Director: Justin Lin.
The
franchise got a much needed reboot with the action packed Fast & Furious
(Part 4) and it came to the forefront of full blown action entertainers with
the explosive Fast Five that took the box office by storm. That is not the
case, however, with Fast & Furious 6!
Dom,
Brian and gang are spending quiet time in different places after the 100
million dollar heist in Brazil. A new gang of robbers with fast cars has it’s
eyes set on a billion dollar technology and Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) faces a
challenge like never before. He asks for the help of Dom & Co to nab them.
The
first half of the film really tests your patience with all the “supposed” drama
that’s happening and the emotions that the characters are going through. But
the sad part is, nothing ever really reaches the audience. The writers have
tried adding humor in between the scenes but they fall flat on the face. Then
comes Letty (from the grave) who acts as if she does not know anyone and
everyone except the director seems to be knowing why she is acting weird.
After
the interval finally when the audience gears up for some action, they are
letdown big time by some lacklustre and badly choreographed sequences. Certain
scenes like where Dom leaps from a speeding car over a bridge to catch hold of
Letty and then walks away without a scratch are sure to make you wonder if you
are watching FF6 or a Vijayakanth movie!
When
a decent script with some solid action would have easily captured the fans’ and
the general audience’s attention alike, a poor substandard and downright silly
script with equally silly and shabbily directed action scenes leaves you very
disappointed.
With
Jason Statham coming as the villain in FF7 let us hope it will pick up from
where Fast Five left us.
I am giving a 1.25/5 for Fast &
Furious 6. This has neither the power of fast five nor the credentials of an action
film. Do not waste your time or money.
Rating
Scale (Out of 5)
Less
than 2
-
Unwatchable.
2 to 2.25
-
Below average.
2.5
to 2.75 -
Average.
3
to
3.25
-
Good.
3.5
to
3.75 -
Really Good.
4
to
4.25
-
Great.
4.5
and above
- Extraordinary.
