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2 Fast 2 Furious (Widescreen)

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4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(16)
1 star:		(28)

 

 

Oh dear god what a bad movie! My brother insisted on watching this movie one night when he saw it on the TV. He loves his racing movies and '2 Fast 2 Furious' caught his eye so I watched it with him. And my god what a bad movie.

I'll try to keep this brief because this movie is not worth many words. Crappy plot, crappy action, crappy effects...well you see the pattern. An all around crappy movie. Even the racing and the cars are pretty bad, aspects a racing movie should pride itself in. "Where did you get those cars? The bottom of a cereal box" asks a character in the movie and it's a valid question. The cars are so over the top they don't look attractive or fast at all. They just look like toys. Maybe I just don't love cars enough.

Anyways to sum up: crappy movie. It didn't hit rock bottom (hence the two star rating) but it came pretty damn close. I don't even recommend this movie even for renting. Thank god I watched it on the TV and didn't waste my money on it.

2 Fast 2 Furious was a movie like any other about cars, drugs, and more cars (and of course girls). However, Paul Walker's acting could have been a litte bit more convincing. It's a little more than obvious that his ebonics just did not work for his character. Next time, Paul, choose a part where you don't have to fake your entire dialogue.

I have to admit that I had my doubts about this sequel when I realized that Vin Diesel was not going to be a part of the cast. I had even bigger doubts when I found out that Tyrese was going to be in the movie (I always doubt singers turned actors). But I must say that I really enjoyed "2 Fast 2 Furious".

In this film, Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), a former cop, enlists the help of childhood friend, Roman Pearce (Tyrese), to bring down a very wealthy and highly dangerous criminal in Miami.

The cars are faster, the people and locations are more beautiful, and the story is much lighter than the original. There is much more humor thanks to Tyrese and Ludacris, another music artist who gives a great performance!

I would suggest seeing this film. It's definitely one you don't want to miss!!!

2 Fast 2 Furious is a stupefying glance into Hollywood. It seems to represent a new kind of filmmaking where the bare minimum will do, revealing a real contempt for even the popcorn movie audience.

The film shouldn't be expected to do much to begin with. If you ever saw the preview, you'd think it was supposed to be stupid, summer fun. There's nothing wrong with that, everyone grew up with popcorn summer movies in their lives, whether it was the 70s, 80s, 90s, whatever. But this is a new chapter, I think. The line between good video games and movies like this has been completely blurred. I found the film so inept in even the intended aims, that I sat open-mouthed, speechless, watching the film unfold in what seemed like three times its actual length.

I don't know where to begin. The first film was what it was, a summer popcorn movie with fast, silly street machines racing, Vin Diesel inventing a career, and that was about it. A sequel was almost a no-brainer, indeed.

First off, I'm in disbelief that this was directed by John Singleton. A promising young black director back when Boyz in the Hood appeared, he has now been completely neutralized by Hollywood. After all, why should white directors have a monopoly on crap? I can only hope Singleton was paid well for his troubles, as I believe his does have some talent.

The film takes place in Miami, where the 'hero' of the original, no longer a copy, is now living a subsistence life street-racing. He gets involved with some Cuban drug barons and an old friend who wound up in jail, etc, etc. It doesn't matter. The story and plotting are so ludicrous, it doesn't matter. There isn't even an attempt at credibility, so I guess some credit is deserved. In fact, the only way to really watch a movie like this and even try to enjoy it is to completely disregard any story or plot, and just trust that the dots somehow connect, at least on paper. Speaking of Ludacris, he appears as some kind of heavily-connected gangsta thug who promotes these street races in neighborhoods the cops don't even bother patrolling.

But the main draw of the film is the car chases, and the cars. And I have to say, even in this, they've pretty much failed to deliver. Yes, there are some wild street machines. And there are plenty of chases. But only a couple of stunts impress at all. There appeared to be so much trickery involving the scenes, it was disappointing and lame. The opener says it all. I don't know how they've done it, but the shots of the drivers in their cars look very fake and processed. Sure, I know the actors aren't driving, but you can tell digital fakery was involved, and if you look closely, there is a dearth of scenery from real, actual, impressive stunt driving. It looks boring, and that's the real crime.

The acting is appalling on all fronts. The only person of any note or credibility is James Remar, character actor extraordinaire, always with a menacing face. He has a side role. The two main stars are so bad, the film at times resembles a reading for the film, as opposed to the film. They both look like male models saying lines, and indeed, at least one of them is.

If you like video games, go and play Midnight Club Street Racing 2, or Burnout and its sequels, because they are the equivalent of watching this film. No, they're better, because you can control them, and end them when you wish. That it can't even deliver on the very simple, guilty-pleasure front it looks to be on is the real crime of 2 Fast.

Not recommended, except if you're a car addict, and at least the film has a lot of extras.

The original FAST AND THE FURIOUS was brainless but reasonably entertaining, with a charismatic performance by Vin Diesel, a fairly interesting plot, and some very well-done action scenes. This inevitable sequel, starring Paul Walker (who played second fiddle to Diesel's character in the original) and Tyrese (as Diesel's "replacement"), hardly approaches the highs of the first film at all until the last 20 minutes or so, when 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS truly comes alive with a fun-to-watch car chase scene, some ingenuity, and some momentum. Until then, it's pretty mediocre, with a cookie-cutter plot, some wince-inducing dialogue (which tries way too hard to be "cool"), and bland car racing scenes. Thanks to Tyrese, who brings considerable energy and charisma to a badly underwritten but important role, it's still fairly watchable overall, but at least with THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS I wasn't annoyed with the dialogue and bored with the plot. Action fans can easily skip this one.

This is a great movie. Everybody's saying "OH ITS SOOOO UNREALISTIC SO IT SUCKS". So wait... just because its unreleastic means it automatically sucks? Wrong answer. The movie that does suck is Lord Of The Rings, kill that movie and watch this. Peace out.

I cannot feel the quality of the film, although there are expensive cars. The story line is so so and the charactors didn't put much effor during filming. In The Fast and The Furious, I can feel the love, the friendship, the leadership and the emotion of Dominic's heart. In this movie, I felt that those racers are more like "gangs" rather than "teams". The friendship between 2 main charactors is just too weak to hold the story up.

I liked this movie. I didn't like the first, so i thought this one was better. I recommend it to anyone who loved the first one.

MPAA: PG-13
Running Time: 108 minutes
Year released: 2003

2 fast 2 furious was indeed good but not so good I mean The reason I went is to see the Nissan Skyline!!!Overal the street racing was cool just to much special effects.Lets get real vipers,corvette,s281 saleen stang cant catch 2 imports?@ imports beatinging up Powerhouse muscle.Dont get me wrong Im a huge import fan but the whole movie doesnt make sense its just loose you from the beginning like whats the whole point.Dont get me wrong the racing is cool but the plot is corny.

I would say that this movie was good and all. But this movie ain't as good as the first one since michelle rodriguez isn't in it which sucks because letty played by michelle was my alltime favorite character from the fast and the furious. But the action from this movie makes up for it and the movie was kind of funny. Anyway my rating for this movie is a 9 out of 10.