The Fast and the Furious (2001)
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Reviews Counted:141
Fresh:75
Rotten:66
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Sleek and shiny on the surface, The Fast and the Furious recalls those cheesy teenage exploitation flicks of the 1950s.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS is a nitro-burning joyride that makes outstanding use of special effects, innovative camera work, and a nonstop throbbing soundtrack. From the opening sequence--a... [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster
Director: Rob Cohen
Reviews for The Fast and the Furious
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Not Point Break so much as Point Less. Full Review |
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An exciting second-tier action flick. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This is probably the most fun to be had at the multiplex so far this year. Full Review |
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It doesn't matter that we know where it's going, what counts is that Cohen keeps his pedal to the floor and that his actors gun their lines with absolute conviction. Loud cars, fast music: this movie knows exactly what it's about. Full Review |
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4/5 |
High-octane action thriller that does exactly what it says on the tin: fast cars, great stunts, cool characters and a halfway-decent plot, it’s B-movie heaven. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Dumb and noisy ... and totally watchable. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is the cinematic equivalent of the atomic bomb, roaring, snarling and flashing until we react. It's often annoying, but more often it's exhilarating, and so I guess I must recommend it. Full Review |
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Could you keep the noise down a touch, Vin? You're going to wake up the audience. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A visceral, high-octane, Formula One of a flick that puts the pedal to the metal in the opening minutes and does not take the foot off the accelerator until the end credits. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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B- |
Sure it's a guilty pleasure watching stunt drivers put flashy state-of-the-art streetcars through impossibly daring maneuvers, but it's a happy indulgence nonetheless. Full Review |
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... when characters are not racing at breakneck speed, the movie as a whole ceases to move. Full Review |
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2/4 |
It's all testosterone and swagger, and tries so hard to be cool that it's just the opposite. Full Review |
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A gritty and gratifying cheap thrill, Rob Cohen's high-octane hot-car meller is a true rarity these days, a really good exploitationer, the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed. Full Review |
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While few of the paper-thin characters register long enough to make much of an impression, Diesel carries the movie with his unsettling mix of Zen-like tranquillity and barely controlled rage. Full Review |
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2/4 |
It runs out of gas. Full Review |
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3/5 |
From first frame to last, this is an unabashedly B-Picture, elevated by A-level stunts but dragged down to C-level characterizations. Full Review |
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C |
Returning the series to solid ground after 2 Fast 2 Furious leaned too heavily on cartoonish CGI effects, Tokyo Drift relies on old-fashioned stunt work that gives its best sequences a sense of brute physicality. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...ultimately entertaining enough to warrant a mild recommendation... Full Review |
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