The fast franchise jumped the shark well before this entry. But it won't stop people from coming out to see what Dom and his crew are up to.
The biggest problem with this film (and there are many) is that everyone seems to be in a different movie. Even sets seem to be composed into the background from time to time. It wouldn't surprise if there were three different locations filming at the same time in all of the tax havens for films.
The car stunts which are a big draw even are obscured by filming them tighter which almost leaves you feeling what is the point. Also, I feel there were more CG cars than normal for a fast film which was a little disheartening.
BBBUUUUUUUTTTTTT, Jason Mamoa saves the film single handedly. You haven't seen a villain quite like this before. Everything about his character Dante is cranked up to 11. He is the drawcard of this film and his backstory is woven clunking into the fabric of Fast 5 but at least drives the story forward consistently.
Louis Leterrier is a fine directer given the right material and tone. Unfortunately Fast X isn't one of them. It would have been a very different film with Justin Lim at the helm considering his visual action chops.
If you like the fast films it's at least better than number 9.
The biggest problem with this film (and there are many) is that everyone seems to be in a different movie. Even sets seem to be composed into the background from time to time. It wouldn't surprise if there were three different locations filming at the same time in all of the tax havens for films.
The car stunts which are a big draw even are obscured by filming them tighter which almost leaves you feeling what is the point. Also, I feel there were more CG cars than normal for a fast film which was a little disheartening.
BBBUUUUUUUTTTTTT, Jason Mamoa saves the film single handedly. You haven't seen a villain quite like this before. Everything about his character Dante is cranked up to 11. He is the drawcard of this film and his backstory is woven clunking into the fabric of Fast 5 but at least drives the story forward consistently.
Louis Leterrier is a fine directer given the right material and tone. Unfortunately Fast X isn't one of them. It would have been a very different film with Justin Lim at the helm considering his visual action chops.
If you like the fast films it's at least better than number 9.