Fast & Furious (2009)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers (WGA):

Chris Morgan (written by)
Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Release Date:

3 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

New Model. Original Parts.

Plot:

Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | FBI | Fugitive | Revenge | Los Angeles

Awards:

4 nominations

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Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty
John Ortiz	...	Campos
Laz Alonso	...	Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley	...	Penning
Shea Whigham	...	Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira	...	Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang	...	Han Lue
Don Omar	...	Himself
Mirtha Michelle	...	Cara
Greg Cipes	...	Dwight
Tego Calderon	...	Tego

Also Known As:

Fast & Furious 4 (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45181) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 (original rating) | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | UK:12A (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Denmark:11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Belgium:KT | Mexico:B | Peru:14 | Iceland:12 | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Neal H. Moritz Productions

Trivia:

With a gross of $72.5 million on its opening weekend, the movie had the biggest April debut ever. (Anger Management (2003) formerly held the record with $42.2 million)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Letty is speaking with Dom on the beach, her loose shirt appears to be in a variety of positions on her shoulders in between shots. Sometimes it's on properly, other times it's falling off the left or right shoulder.

Quotes:

Dominic Toretto: A real driver knows exactly what's in his car.

Movie Connections:

References Pleasantville (1998)

Soundtrack:

Virtual Diva

the weirdest thing is that I actually wanted to see this

I have many problems with this, and have no idea where I am going to start. There is a) no plot. You watch it, and it is just car races and scenes. It's a boring film, with the only interesting scenes being with Vin Diesel and the car races. In fact, the cars didn't even interest me as the title aims to do. It is very dull and terribly underdone, with clichés and little character development. I did like the cast and the races, but I had many problems with this movie that I can't simply express. Midway through, I was falling asleep whilst thinking to myself 'the weirdest thing is that I actually wanted to see this!' My only advice is to skip this if you like something more than mindless plots and characters, and a film that tries so hard to be as 'sexy' as possible but ultimately falls flat, leaving you walking out disappointed and annoyed, or entertained as hell