Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers:

Chris Morgan (screenplay), Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Dwayne Johnson	...	Luke Hobbs
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty Ortiz
Luke Evans	...	Shaw
Elsa Pataky	...	Elena
Gina Carano	...	Riley
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia Toretto
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele
Lee Asquith-Coe	...	Sgt Sheldern
Sung Kang	...	Han
Tyrese Gibson	...	Roman
Shea Whigham	...	Stasiak
Joe Taslim	...	Jah
Ludacris	...	Tej (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)

Storyline

Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | car theft | inbetwequel | sixth part | fast car | 

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Taglines:

All roads lead to this

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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 and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fast 6

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Etalon film, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michelle Rodriguez (Letty) did not have a driver's license before she began filming for the first part in the series.

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Goofs

No matter where they are in London the cars always pass the same number 4 double-decker bus.

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Quotes

Owen Shaw: This code you live by makes you predictable. In our line of work predictable makes you vulnerable. I can reach out and break you any time I want.

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Crazy Credits

After the safety disclaimer following the film, it fades up on Han's final race from Tokyo Drift. However, we start seeing angles of it from inside a car, where a gloved hand is adjusting switches and preparing to move. As in Tokyo Drift, a Mercedes slams into Han's car, but it doesn't kill him outright; the driver of the Mercedes, an unnamed character played by 'Jason Statham' (qv), emerges from the car and throws a lighter at the gasoline leaking from Han's car, causing it to explode. He then makes a call, saying, "Dominic Toretto. You don't know me... but you're about to."

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Connections

Referenced in Projector: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

User Reviews

Incredible! Thoroughly enjoyable!

I still can't believe I am giving a 9.0 to a film that is #6 in a brainless action franchise!

I am not aware of any other franchise (except maybe, strangely enough, f13) where #6 is the best of the series. Normally the energy, creativity are gone by then.

Not this time.

I simply cannot believe how much I enjoyed every single minute of this film!

There was even a decent plot!! (hey, for a film that is basically made up of fast cars, explosions and fight scenes, that says a lot!)

However, I won't go into the plot - because there are some REAL twists in it, and it is better to go in with a fresh mind.

It does help if you have seen the prior 5, but no sweat if you haven't.

What really pleasantly surprised me was how funny this film was!! I would say about 1/2 the film was gut splitting comedy. It is rare that most jokes work in a film. Usually some fall flat. Not in this one! every single joke worked. I laughed so hard that I know I missed some!

This is really meant to be seen on the big screen with a large crowd. I can't remember the last time so many people laughed, went 'WHOA!" and "yeah" even clapping during a film!

The film starts off with a bang and ends with a post-ending that will make you grin from ear to ear.

The film deals with criminals who are obsessed with fast cars and like to create mayhem with their cars.

Wall to wall action, comedy with just the right amount of drama and love interest.

This could be "the" measurement for the brainless-feel-good-summer- action film.

The only reason I am not giving this a 10.0 is because 1) it was a little long.. the final scene was almost a movie in itself (but it was a hoot!), and 2) in general I don't think any film is perfect. In some scenes (thankfully only a few) there were too many close ups that made it a little hard to follow the action. But I am really nitpicking here, folks.

If you like action, fast cars, explosions, comedy....

run, don't walk to see F&F 6.

(and this from a guy who has the Seventh Seal and Alexander Nevsky in his DVD collection)