Review of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) by Kevin R — 29 Jan 2014

I only race for pink slips.

Sean Boswell is busted for racing in Alabama and is given the option to move in with his dad in Tokyo or go to juvenile hall. He decides to go to Tokyo and still gets involved in racing. The problem is that in Tokyo they race using a style he has never seen, the Tokyo drift. He destroys the car he is driving in his first race; the problem, the car wasn't his. He'll have to work to repay the debt of destroying the car and during his new job he'll try to learn how to Tokyo drift.

"The day I got my license was the day I got my first speeding ticket.".

Justin Lin, director of Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Annapolis, Better Luck Tomorrow, and the next Jason Bourne picture (still in development), delivers Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift. The storyline for this picture was unexpectedly entertaining and fun to watch unfold. I loved the characters and watching each scene unfold. The acting was better than anticipated and the cast includes Josh Lucas, Zachery Bryan, Bow Wow, Leonardo Nam, and Sung Kang.

"No past and no future. Just the moment.".

I honestly never saw this movie because I can't take a movie with Bow Wow in it seriously, even when my buddies who saw this when it first came out called this one the best films in the series to date. Well, it was very entertaining and the plot was better than the previous two films for sure (and the sequel, but not as good as 5 & 6). I do recommend seeing this picture and it was the second best film in the series until the last two. I even added this to my DVD collection.

"Winner gets me.".

Grade: B.