FAST & FURIOUS 6 (“SLOW & INFURIATING!”)

May 24, 2013

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.

IMDB Rating

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.