Fast X - 2/5
13 returning characters! 5 new characters! One death that seems pretty final! One death that seemed pretty final now back to life! One man disassociated with the franchise, now back with the franchise! Wow!!! If Vin Diesel knows how to do anything, it's bloat. Instead of the fiery car crash ending, we get multiple roads going in different directions. It's a Franchising Opportunity™, baby, sign up now. Meanwhile, we'll continue to get poutier and poutier and the fun will circle the drain. Correct tonality has been the twirling ether of these movies which, when captured, is amazing. It should be serious. It should be stupid. The taking it seriously is the fun of it. And the camp of it all is that Vin Diesel doesn't realize it's dumb. Justin Lin knew it was dumb. Louis Leterrier is just an Alan Smithee for actors who want to have more control over directing. I believe they call this a patsy. But listen, there are redeeming qualities! John Cena was fun (so of course he had to die). Jason Momoa's gay Joker is fun (so of course Vin Diesel has to blame him for the movie's poor performance). If you throw enough shit at the fan, some will stick to the ceiling. The art is knowing the shit that lands on your boot isn't also worth keeping.
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