Review of The Fate of the Furious (2017) by Jesse B — 20 Apr 2017

Furious 7 left a big remembrance. Not only with the actors that we're so familiar with since the very beginning but to see Paul Walker's last big performance. Continuing a legacy that's been left behind and to remember, it's to wonder if it really should continue. Well they did with this franchise. Like other franchises, you have to admit that you can never capture the essence of what it once was. Whether it's making a new movie, a new song, or even a new book. Sometimes it doesn't really work. Somehow in this movie it works but it was weird at the same time. Returning characters from past films was surprising but unnecessary. The characters you like a lot before then, have little spotlight. While it may not be necessary for those kind of characters, I thought they deserved more. Like the two guys that always argue or that other character that I won't spoil.

In this case, you need to see it to believe it. Charlize Theron did nothing but acting in this movie. Literally just acting but she did a really good job at it. Kurt Russell, of course he did a great job as well. As for Scott Eastwood, I get to see more of his acting performance and suffice to say, I'd like to see him in a Marvel movie.

Halfway through the movie, I gotta say that there were a lot of computer scenes going on. It made the movie kinda boring. I've already seen this stuff last time but it gotten more used in this movie. I understand it plays a big part into the story but it just fails it and does not bode well with everything. I got kinda bored with that. I'm here to see some fast and furious stuff. Not furiously hacking fast at things but I guess the title means a lot of different ways. Not just with cars.

Other than that, it's still a good film to watch. Jason Statham is back for sure and his role plays big in this one as he did last time. Which makes me think why enemies become friends all of a sudden. Maybe it's my own way of seeing things. That enemies stay enemies and friends stay friends, kind of mind set. But this movie reminds me of how people can change. Maybe even for the better. That you think that's how they are but when the story progresses through, even in the next movie, you never knew that they're just human beings. Trying to get by.

This may not be the best out of all the movies so far but it's another chapter into the Fast and the Furious saga. One can not simply stop at Furious 7. Another story, another movie that reminds me us that family is important. Always will, always will be.