![]() ![]() Really, the movie is the third cheeseburger, the fourth beer, the fifth ice-cream sandwich. Gary Gray’s first dip into the “Furious” waters, certainly follows that logic (or lack thereof). RELATED: Is the feud between 'Furious' stars Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel real? They’re kinetic, barreling forward with no regard for surroundings, or in some of the films, such niceties as plot, character development or good sense. The “Fast and Furious” movies are different. Most movies, even high-octane action ones, are a form of potential energy, building tension as we wait for a release, be it a car chase, a big explosion, whatever. The less said the better for the sake of spoilers, but I would welcome her character's return in future sequels (and with more screen time).Watch Video: Trailer: 'The Fate of the Furious' As has been widely reported, Helen Mirren has a small, but scene-stealing role in the film. The biggest letdown is that we never get to see Theron - who previously burned rubber in The Italian Job and Mad Max: Fury Road - behind the wheel or throwing down, as Fury Road and the trailers for her upcoming Atomic Blonde prove she's more than capable of handling. Theron underplays the role, making Cipher's head games and willingness to kill anyone - and delivering it all with a cobra-like stillness - all the creepier. She operates out of a jet, has a seemingly endless supply of henchmen, and harbors plans for global domination. Charlize Theron brings the proper degree of icy cruelty to Cipher, who is essentially a Bond villain. ![]() ( Dwayne Johnson's feud with Vin Diesel is no publicity stunt so I don't expect him to continue with the franchise after this film.) But the real standout among the cast is the series' new adversary. These redemptions will also allow for some refreshing of the ranks in the inevitable ninth and tenth films. Gary Gray's movie, like a wrestling narrative, is built around Face-Heel Turns and Heel-Face Turns. Jason Statham also gets several cool action moments, but it's these two rivals' verbal sparring that proves even more ridiculously macho as their insults grow increasingly crude yet funny as the film proceeds.ĥ5 Images Director F. The hand-to-hand combat here is likewise over-the-top, especially Dwayne Johnson's bone-crunching brawling. But this whole sequence goes on for way too long, culminating in some truly logic-defying antics even by this series' admittedly low standards. If you ever wanted to see The Rock surf a torpedo or cars take on a nuclear sub then Fate of the Furious is the movie for you. (I hope Neil deGrasse Tyson one day explains the physics of how such a zany trap would actually play out.) The final act is essentially one prolonged chase across the ice in Russia. This auto-pilot assault is followed by the team's literal multi-prong effort to trap Dom's car. ![]() (The movie's opening race in Havana, meanwhile, gives "car bomb" a whole new meaning.) The Manhattan sequence is the movie's most insane and effective action set-piece as Cipher's hackers commandeer waves of cars with auto-drive chips to become her unwitting drone army. Play The hunt for Dom takes them to New York City and Russia. ![]()
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