Review of Furious 7 (2015) by Broforcesquad . — 09 Apr 2017

This franchise has so obviously decided to embrace it's own absurd implausibility, and this is the most outlandish, physics-defying chapter yet. The steady hand of Justin Lin is certainly missed, and I'd rather that James Wan focus his directing talent on smaller projects like INSIDIOUS or even another gritty, street-level thriller like DEATH SENTENCE. That being said, Wan did a truly wonderful job. FURIOUS 7 is pure fun and adrenaline top-to-bottom with kindergarten dialogue, but a purposeful, excited tone and atmosphere.

That's what the FAST AND FURIOUS franchise has going for it that other major franchises like G.I. JOE or TRANSFORMERS don't have: a devotion to self-aware fan service. Every action beat, one-liner and song selection is perfectly timed, as if the script had "insert overzealous audience reaction here" written on every page. Making movies is fun, and the twelve-year-old-boyish minds behind FAST AND FURIOUS know how to have a genuinely fun time making a movie.