Which is to say it is a fun but hardly memorable remake of Point Break
only instead of being surfers, the crims (Vin Diesel) and the
undercover cop (Paul Walker) infiltrating the crims just drive cars
really, really fast. That is still miles ahead of the two Fast and Furious
movies between the first and this one though (the second film only
starred Paul Walker; the third starred a lot of people doing skids in
Tokyo) - and it is fair to say that the return of the wooden but
charismatic Vin Diesel is what returns this franchise to what there was
of its former glory. But to
re-iterate: this is still a fairly silly and extremely lightweight film
in which a good guy teams up with a not-really bad guy to infiltrate a
drug lord's crack driving team to take him down (via loads of fairly
exciting stunt driving) for doing them wrong. If
you are over the age of seventeen or so, you've already seen this all
before and pulled off better driving moves on your racing game of
choice... which is where the homosexual subtext comes in. Walker
is really too pretty to be in a convincing relationship with anyone
male or female while, for whatever reason, Vin Diesel simply can't
convincingly display any kind of attraction towards a woman. That
is why he spends the entire film in mourning for his dead girlfriend:
so he doesn't have to pretend to be interested in any of the other
women in the film. Put the two
together and... well, their numerous "don't get in my way!" shouting
matches much more fun if you shout back "just kiss already!". DVD Special Features
On the copy we currently have, there is diddly squat by way of DVD
Special Features. Try your luck on Blu Ray, it might work out a bit
better for you!
Conclusion:
Movie 50% Extras: N/A
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