MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:54 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right
| 2 Fast 2 Furious Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes, Ludacris |
| MPAA Rated: | PG-13 |
| Released By: | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed By: | thefastandthefurious.com |
| Kiddie Movie: | Keep it to the teenagers. |
| Date Movie: | Only if she likes fast cars and fast women. |
| Gratuitous Sex: | Women in sexy clothes. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | A scary scene with a rat, and a dude gets run over by a truck. |
| Action: | Lots of car chases. |
| Laughs: | Quite a few, especially the “give me a break” type. |
| Memorable Scene: | The “Dukes of Hazard” jump. |
| Memorable Quote: | Too many one-liners to list. |
| Directed By: | John Singleton |
| Produced By: | Neal H. Moritz |
I didn’t want to like the movie because my hero, Vin, wasn’t a part of it. I wondered how you can make a sequel to “The Fast and The Furious” without the star of the original, but I guess the franchise isn’t about the actors, it’s about having a pretty mindless story and fast cars. Dammit, I liked “2 Fast 2 Furious.”
This time we’re in Miami and our cop-buddy Brian (Paul Walker) is off of the police force because he let Dominick get away in the first movie. Go figure, he’s trying to make money street racing around Miami. And go figure, the feds need Brian’s help to take out the drug kingpin. So what do they do? Well, they arrest Brian, give him a deal that they’ll clear his record if he helps them, and offer to pair him up with a nerd cop. Brian knows he needs somebody who can really help so it’s off to Barstow to recruit his old “friend who hates him now because he blames Brian for his getting busted by the cops and getting sent to jail” Roman (Tyrese). Yea, they beat each other up, but then they’re best friends again. And, oh yea, Roman’s in because if he helps he’ll get his record cleared.
So, with the help of Monica (Eva Mendes), the federal agent who’s infiltrated the kingpin’s trust (looking hot didn’t hurt), Brian and Roman get involved in a try-out to be the ones who get to carry the kingpin’s cash to the drop-off point. Guess what? They win. Alright, so our new hero, Brian, is falling for Monica, Roman figures this might get in the way, but they’ve all got a job to do, except that Monica overhears the henchman saying how instead of $100,000 when they deliver the cash, it’s a couple of bullets to the head instead. But you can’t stop the gig now, not when the bad guys would get away, so our boys make a plan to get the bad guys caught and keep the money. Well, their plans don’t go as smoothly as the figured so we get some “Dukes of Hazard” action. Ah, who cares about the story, is the car racing cool? It’s alright, pretty much the same as the original, although this time a lot more cop cars are involved and most of them get destroyed.
Every now and then I like to catch a movie that doesn’t make you think, all you need to do is sit back and let the one-liners and chase scenes fly amidst a pretty mindless story. And the hot bodies don’t hurt either. “2 Fast 2 Furious” gives you just that. No one’s winning any acting awards for this one, although Tyrese probably stole the show in terms of comedic element, and Eva Mendes looks fabulous in a bikini, but you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into when you buy you’re ticket for this movie, and you will get pretty much all of it. With that it’s 3 1/2 stars out of 5 for “2 Fast 2 Furious.” Take it for what it’s worth.
That’s all for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!