The first of the "After the Show" reviews.There may be a few scene spoilers but nothing on the overall story or plot twists.
After the show! (A review from a movie lover not a tight ass critic)
5/2/11
Fast Five is a movie that goes great with one of those Monster Truck Announcers-"Sunday,Sunday,Sunday!" as I was on the edge of my seat!
I had no doubts this movie would pay off. How can a fist and knuckle fight between "the Rock" and Vin Diesel not be worth the price of admission?! It gave me what I wanted: street racing in Dodge Hemi-fied police cars; thousands of 7.62 rounds fired; a bank heist that doesn't break into the vault but steal the vault (yeah, the whole frigging vault); and, cops who follow the path of honor even beyond their loyalty to a badge.
The fifth installment delivers no differently than the last four--maybe even more some. Old characters pop up and new ones are introduced. The writers have not forgotten to weave past events and characters throughout.
If you want two hours of fun while eating popcorn and slurping a soda, go see this movie! Oh, and stay through the credits. Like I need to say that nowadays but you'd be surprised how many jumped up and nearly missed the golden Easter Egg at the end…
