Fast Five (2011)

Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers:

Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster

7 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia Toretto
Tyrese Gibson	...	Roman Pearce
Ludacris	...	Tej Parker (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Matt Schulze	...	Vince
Sung Kang	...	Han Lue
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele Harabo
Tego Calderon	...	Tego Leo
Don Omar	...	Rico Santos
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Hernan Reyes
Dwayne Johnson	...	Luke Hobbs
Elsa Pataky	...	Elena Neves
Michael Irby	...	Zizi
Fernando Chien	...	Wilkes (as Fernando F. Chien)

Storyline

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom. As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only shot of getting out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he's not the only one on their tail. Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can't separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey... before someone else runs them down first.

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Plot Keywords:

federal agent | drug lord | drugs | fugitive | one last job | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese Spanish

Release Date:

29 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fast & Furious 2

Filming Locations:

Rice, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$86,198,765 (USA) (29 April 2011)

Gross:

$209,805,005 (USA) (5 August 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Original Film, One Race Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2010 it was incorrectly reported that Charisma Carpenter would have a role.

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Goofs

When Reyes uses the paperweight to kill the cash house boss, before he picks it up you can see that it is primarily made of gold, however after he puts it back down, it appears to be marble with no gold shown.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Judge: Dominic Toretto. You are hereby sentenced to server 25 years to life at the Lompoc Maximum Security Prison system, without the possibility of early parole.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: After the credits roll, Agent Fuentes (Eva Mendes) comes in with a file to Hobbs' office. He asks if the file contains news on Dom and says he is not interested when she says it doesn't. She informs him he should be very interested, and asks if he believes in ghosts as she shows him a picture of Letty, alive.

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Connections

Referenced in Mic Check Live: Ms. Lauryn Hill & Tyrese Gibson (2011)

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Soundtracks

"L.GELADA - 3DA MADRUGADA"
written by MV Bill
performed by MV Bill

User Reviews

I wasn't expecting much from this...but WOW.

I enjoyed the movie so much, that I came onto IMDb and registered myself just so that I can post a review.

The movie was packed with jaw dropping, eye popping action from beginning to end. The drama had a mix of sadness, comedy and seriousness which were all mixed in together so beautifully to give a consistency to keep the viewer starring at the screen and being involved in the movie rather than daydreaming about other things.

In my honest opinion I would say that it is the best Fast & Furious movie to date.

I want to go see it again!

(by the way, I realise that this isn't the best review in the world or might even be an awful review, the point is that I enjoyed the movie thoroughly and felt I should contribute to it's high average ratings).