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Fast and Furious

Overview


Genre :

Action

Release Date :

April 03, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Justin Lin

Starring :

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Shea Whigham, Tego Calderon

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

“..uninspired example of presummer pop diversion..”
by Nathan Lee [NY Times]
2 of 4

“..turned shamelessly into a monotonous unofficial edition of the Grand Theft Auto gaming series..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1 of 4

“..this is a frustratingly immature piece of work..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 4

“..isn't quite so winning..”
by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
2.5 of 4

“..Fast & Furious succeeds because the action is supercharged in a style that recalls Mel Gibson's apocalyptic classic, The Road Warrior..”
by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 5

“..Fast & Furious knows its limits and doesn't try to do be anything it's not..”
by John P. McCarthy [Boxoffice Magazine]
1.5 of 4

“..as fresh and lively as a piece of burnt rubber..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
1.5 of 4

“..a loud, dumb movie, but its male, car-obsessed audience will probably enjoy it anyway..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
Review rate : C

“.."Fast and Furious" is not a very good movie..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
2 of 5

“.."Fast & Furious"won't stand up to much scrutiny under the hood..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]

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