Fast & Furious re-teams Vin Diesel and Paul Walker together for the first time since the first film. Actresses Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez are also brought back from the first film. Dom Toretto (played by Diesel) finds himself drawn back to the United States to search for a ruthless criminal known only as "Braga" when Letty (played by Michelle Rodriguez) is seemingly murdered. This is really the movie where I feel like Paul Walker kind of comes into his own as the Brian O'Connor character. Does that mean Paul Walker gives a stellar performance? No, but I didn't really expect that out of him either. I always really feel Walker's chemistry with Vin Diesel in these movies. The action and street racing is mostly pretty fun, with just the right amount of stupid. This is really the first film in the franchise that signals that a shake up coming. It's a lot more noticeable in the next film in the franchise. However, I think this is the film that really starts turning those stones. The racing actually is fairly important, but the murder mystery and the crime element is truly the focus of the film. Sometimes, it can feel a little too complicated. It's never really to a point that you're completely confused and checked out, but that complication is still there. For as fun as the action is, some of the computer generated effects don't really look too good. I'm glad they're pretty toned down though. As much as I enjoy this as guilty pleasure (something fairly common for this franchise as a whole), this is one case where I can kind of see the franchise showing some wear and tear. It's not really a cohesive whole, but I think it just barely works.
6 / 10
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