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2 Fast
2 Furious
Rated PG-13
It's good that the cars in "2 Fast 2 Furious" are nice
to look at, because this sequel to "The Fast and the Furious" has little
going for it. Apart from the absence of Vin Diesel (Fast and the
Furious, XXX), that is.
Paul Walker (Joyride, Pleasantville)
returns as speed limit breaking Brian O'Connor. He's no longer a cop but,
for the purposes of the film and at times excessive plot, has been roped
into helping the Feds catch a money-laundering villian named Carter Verone
(Cole Hauser- Pitch Black, Tears of the Sun). For some reason he's
allowed to let one of his mates tag along, which is where mono-named
Tyrese (Baby Boy, Love Song) comes in as Roman Pearce.
Of course the storyline's all just a means by which
various monotonous car-racing scenes can be linked together. From an
opening street race, which seems to last forever and a day, to the
climactic pursuit through the highways and byways of Miami, it's all
basically one big car-lovers' fest.
Eva Mendes (Exit Wounds, Training Day) is thrown
into the mix, presumably for love interest purposes, though strangely has
little serious involvement with either of our two main characters. A more
perceptive movie-goer than myself may even be tempted to suggest O'Connor
and Pearce are far more interested in gazing into each other's eyes than
those of any passing lady, but we'll leave that argument well alone.
By ending the film when they did, one of two things
occurred. Either they ran out of money to create a truly satisfying and
exciting climax sequence or they just ran out of ideas. 2 Fast is a film
that can only be described as "expected." It won't knock your socks off,
but it's not a complete waste of time.
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