2 Fast 2 Furious

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As the month of September continues, I am now moving on to the next film in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Brian O'Connor (played again by Paul Walker) teams up with an old friend of his, Roman Pierce (played by Tyrese Gibson) to take down a villain played by Cole Hauser. Forgetting that 2 Fast 2 Furious is a kind of a dumb title for a movie, this might be the most forgettable film in the Fast and the Furious franchise. This isn't an awful movie, it just isn't terribly memorable compared to some of the other films in the franchise. For starters, Cole Hauser's villain is incredibly weak. I don't really remember what his name was, or what his plan was (assuming he even had a plan). While I didn't mind the chemistry between Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson, it felt like something of a downgrade compared to what Walker and Vin Diesel had in the first movie. Some of the action is kind of fun. To be fair, the action is probably the weakest in this film. I feel like there's a bit too much of a reliance on CGI for the car stunts. The acting isn't Oscar material by any means, but I think it's serviceable enough. 2 Fast 2 Furious is far from high art. The best way I can describe 2 Fast 2 Furious is that it's a perfectly decent movie to have playing in the background while you're doing other things. It's far from being one of my personal go-to movies in this franchise, but it does it's job well enough, I suppose.

6 / 10