Review of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) by Oxana — 27 Aug 2014

I was a bit confused when Sean (Lucas Black) arrived to Tokyo with his prominent accent, and still he didn't make contact with any of the heroes from the previous two movies. Around that time I realized that this is a bit of a spin off from the previous Fast & Furious movies: new characters, new digs, new kind of driving.

After that became clear, the movie was quite enjoyable, less hectic and confusing, and almost interesting. There were not many unnecessary elements, some of the characters were made of awesome (like Han, who later shows his face in movies 4 and 5, Fast & Furious and Fast Five). Of course there were also needless, stupid characters like Twinkie, and in the end I don't think the romantic angle with Neela worked all that well either.

The story was good, though, and there seemed to be a lot less driving than there was talking. The end with the yakuza-uncle being involved was a little weird, but unsurprisingly things worked out and heroes prevailed in the end.

Not the best part in the franchise, but earns its place within the family.