It's hard to recall a summer packed with so much box office promise. Aside from the X-Men sequel, other early season films have failed to live up to their hype. Daddy Daycare, The In-Laws, and The Matrix Reloaded are just a few titles that were heavily anticipated, yet failed to deliver a complete, satisfying movie experience. One can only hope that the Hulk, and hyped-up sequels to the Terminator and Charlie's Angels can salvage this summer series.
Before I go any further, I acknowledge that movie reviews are completely subjective. Different people like different things, and a lot also depends on your state of mind when watching. When it comes to judging movies I tend to evaluate a film based on whether or not it lived up to MY expectations. You may disagree, but again, it's my opinion.
2 Fast 2 Furious benefits from this way of thinking. Like the original, I had very low expectations for this film. I was very skeptical, doubting that they could hold together an entire film on the basis of "street-racing." Admittedly, the acting is not great, the dialogue is almost as bad as it was in the first one, and some of the race sequences/crashes are ridiculously far-fetched. The movie is, however, well-paced and delivers a steady supply of action and intrigue (unlike the Matrix snoozefest, a poorly-paced film which was only loosely held together by a handful of satisfying action sequences surrounded by a painfully dull plotline, horrendous acting, and an absolutely preposterous premise, but that's a movie review for another day.) I have read a number of scathing comments bashing the story's premise, but I think that the plot line was surprisingly well-developed. You have a cast of characters, each questioning the motives and loyalties of the others, all working with and against other forces to get to the predictable, albeit satisfying, conclusion. Is this movie great? No. But I didn't expect it to be. I was personally very satisfied with the movie experience. It did what few films (including the Matrix, Daddy Daycare, and the Hulk) have done this summer - it lived up to MY expectations.
Oh, by the way, it's one thing for me or anyone else to state an opinion. I have no problem with people who agree or disagree- that's what these reviews are for. But I think it's ridiculous when I see that 10% of ALL the comments posted for this film (at the time of this review) were all written by the SAME PERSON. It's one thing to be passionate, it's another thing to be annoying. PUH-LEEZE!
Before I go any further, I acknowledge that movie reviews are completely subjective. Different people like different things, and a lot also depends on your state of mind when watching. When it comes to judging movies I tend to evaluate a film based on whether or not it lived up to MY expectations. You may disagree, but again, it's my opinion.
2 Fast 2 Furious benefits from this way of thinking. Like the original, I had very low expectations for this film. I was very skeptical, doubting that they could hold together an entire film on the basis of "street-racing." Admittedly, the acting is not great, the dialogue is almost as bad as it was in the first one, and some of the race sequences/crashes are ridiculously far-fetched. The movie is, however, well-paced and delivers a steady supply of action and intrigue (unlike the Matrix snoozefest, a poorly-paced film which was only loosely held together by a handful of satisfying action sequences surrounded by a painfully dull plotline, horrendous acting, and an absolutely preposterous premise, but that's a movie review for another day.) I have read a number of scathing comments bashing the story's premise, but I think that the plot line was surprisingly well-developed. You have a cast of characters, each questioning the motives and loyalties of the others, all working with and against other forces to get to the predictable, albeit satisfying, conclusion. Is this movie great? No. But I didn't expect it to be. I was personally very satisfied with the movie experience. It did what few films (including the Matrix, Daddy Daycare, and the Hulk) have done this summer - it lived up to MY expectations.
Oh, by the way, it's one thing for me or anyone else to state an opinion. I have no problem with people who agree or disagree- that's what these reviews are for. But I think it's ridiculous when I see that 10% of ALL the comments posted for this film (at the time of this review) were all written by the SAME PERSON. It's one thing to be passionate, it's another thing to be annoying. PUH-LEEZE!
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