Jeri Jacquin
In theatres this Friday from director F. Gary Gray and
Universal Pictures come the next installment when it comes to knowing THE FATE
OF THE FURIOUS.
Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are on their
honeymoon in Puerto Rico . Not there long
before Dom has to put his foot to the pedal for the respect of family.
Returning to the hotel, he is stopped by a woman named Cipher (Charlize Theron)
who isn’t pulling any punches by letting Dom know that he will soon be working
for her.
Hobbs goes from coaching his daughter’s soccer team to a job
that gets him a nice stint in the slammer but Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) offers
him a deal to stay out of jail. Backed up by Little Nobody (Scott Eastwood) on
the deal, Hobbs
refuses. Waiting in a cell across from Hobbs
is his least favorite person Deckard (Jason Statham) as the two immediately
begin to verbally spar.
It takes no time at all before Mr. Nobody gets Hobbs , Deckard, Letty,
Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris) and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) in a room
to tell them that Dom has gone rogue! The get the intel of Cipher but they have
no idea what they are up against as the game of cat and mouse begins. Letty
doesn’t believe it but the mission is to stop him.
Dom knows he is hurting his new bride and friends by working
with Cipher but there is something they do not know and he can’t tell them.
Every time the gang gets close, Dom has back up from Cipher and her muscle
Rhodes (Kristofer Hivju) to elude them once again. That is until they all end
up on the Barents Sea in the arctic for a
showdown like nothing the gang has experienced before.
All of it to stop an anarchist and discover what made their
leader go rogue!
Diesel as Dom returns to the hard and tough role that fans
have loved about this franchise. Knowing that taking care of family, whether
blood or otherwise, means taking each step carefully. His performance is
totally spot on and the scenes with Theron are filled with tension that is
amazing to watch from them both.
Diesel recently announced at CinemaCon that there will be a
9th and 10th installment of the FAST AND FURIOUS
franchise. He told the audience, “We are proud of how we defied expectations
with this series of films.” Of course the topic of Paul Walker came up and he
said, “It was a hard decision to make the film without Paul but his legacy is
in every frame we shoot. He was the concept of brotherhood! When I thought of
going into the 8th chapter, it was Paul that said ‘8 is guaranteed!’
Johnson as Hobbs
is bigger and bulkier than ever bringing a softer side to his character as a
soccer coach. That also brings a big of comedy to his character and it really
is quite funny. That being said, when the comedy stops – Hobbs gets to business and as much as he
doesn’t want to go after Dom, he will and he will without hesitation.
Statham as Deckard is a mixture of hilarious, bad ass, softy
and perfection with his interaction with Johnson’s character. This actor keeps
getting better and better in the sense that he can be a tough in some roles
that are scary and then amazing comedy as in the film SPY (which still cracks
me up every time I see it) and now a mixture of both for THE FATE OF THE
FURIOUS.
Rodriguez as Letty is dedicated to her man and there isn’t
anyone that’s going to convince her otherwise. Although she helps Hobbs and the gang, she
sees it more as saving Dom from something she doesn’t understand and not take
him down. Emmanuel as Ramsey is the high tech gal who is working overtime to
stay ahead of Cipher.
Gibson as Roman is back looking for the fastest and baddest
looking car in the bunch. Ludacris as Tej works well with Emmanuel trying to
discover how Cipher manages to do the unthinkable with the technology she has.
Russell as Mr. Nobody is smart and witty and I’d expect
nothing less form him. I’m still amazed with the diversity of his characters
and the fantastic way he portrays them. Eastwood as Little Nobody doesn’t yet
understand how the gang works and soon learns that they have a way of doing
things and it’s not always by the book.
I’m giving a shout out to Hivju as Rhodes .
He is such a cool bad guy with the ability to give anyone crazy-eye. Then again
this shouldn’t be a shock for anyone who is a Game of Thrones fan of his character Tormund Giantsbane.
Theron as Cipher is frakken brilliant as this character. She
is smart, doesn’t take any guff and isn’t afraid of anyone – including Dom’s
gang. In fact, this character seems to find great joy in staying many steps
ahead of anyone trying to stop her from getting what she wants. Using Dom is her
insurance policy and he is definitely a policy worth having. I love Theron
every moment she is on the screen!
Other cast include: Luke Evans as Owen, Elsa Pataky as Elena,
Patrick St. Esprit as DS Allan and Janmarco Santiago as Fernando.
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS is definitely a high octane ride
from start to finish. Fans of the franchise aren’t going to be disappointed
with the action, car chases and even an ice breaking submarine. It is fun,
humorous, and even cute in a few places which just adds more fun to the film.
This is a large cast which keeps the intensity flowing and
there isn’t much time to sit back and relax. Trust me when I say I’m leaving
tons of details out because this is a film that doesn’t need everything put out
there. Instead, it’s a film where everyone gets together and goes to have a
good time so let’s not over think it.
This weekend, do just that! Grab friends, get a huge tub of
popcorn and get ready for the ride that one THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS can
provide.
In the end – the ride isn’t over!
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