Three sentence movie reviews: 2 Fast 2 Furious


I heard this was a pretty bad movie, and I don’t deny that is does not rank high on any measure of a movie, mostly because there is no Vin Diesel to perk up any scenes. However, it is not the worst movie I’ve seen this year—at least, I don’t think so–and there are some memorable scenes like the great car scramble. Though Tyrese Gibson’s Roman Pearce’s character is not super developed, he has some amusing lines and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is always entertaining, so there are worse ways to spend two hours of your life.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2003/two_fast_two_furious_ver6.html

Three sentence movie reviews: The Fast and the Furious


The fact that I remembered absolutely nothing from the first time I saw this 10 years ago indicates that there isn’t much to this movie. However, that doesn’t make it an enjoyable wad of cotton-candy-viewing the second time around. Paul Walker is less wooden than Keanu Reeves in Point Break (another favorite) and Vin Diesel is Vin Diesel, which means that despite the fact I don’t have any interest in cars in general and illegal street racing in particular, I greatly enjoyed this movie.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2001/fast_and_the_furious.html