Film Review: "Fast & Furious 6" (2013).

"All roads lead to this." They lead to Fast & Furious 6. This action film directed by Justin Lin, and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sixth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. Since Dom and Brian's heist in Rio left them and their crew very rich people, they've scattered across the globe; however, they must still live as fugitives, unable to return home to their families. Meanwhile, Agent Hobbs has been tracking a gang of lethally skilled mercenary drivers whose second-in-command is someone Dom knows. Unable to take them down himself, Hobbs asks Dom and his crew for help in exchange for full pardons for everyone.

In February 2010, Diesel confirmed that production of Fast Five was commencing. In April 2011 it was confirmed that Morgan had already begun work on a script for a potential sixth film at the behest of Universal Studios. It was also confirmed that Universal intended to transform the series from street-racing action into a series of heist films with car chases in the vein of The Italian Job (1969) and The French Connection (1971), with Fast Five as the transitional movie. In late June 2011, Universal Pictures announced that the anticipated sequel was scheduled for a May 24, 2013 release date. Moritz and Diesel returned as producers and Lin returned to direct. In an interview with Box Office, Lin revealed that he had, after discussions with Diesel, storyboarded, previsualized and edited a twelve-minute finale for Fast Six before filming was completed on Fast Five. Lin said he shot the footage as he was unsure at the time if there would be a sequel or if he would be able to direct it, but he wanted to have input on how any sequel would end. In early May 2012, Michelle Rodriguez was confirmed to be reprising her role, and it was announced that Luke Evans had been offered a role as a villain. Shortly afterwards, Evans was confirmed to join the cast. In mid February, it was confirmed that Fast Six would begin filming in May, with some of the production to take place in the United Kingdom and Germany. By late July, it was confirmed that Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and Sung Kang would return to reprise their roles, with Gina Carano, Gal Gadot, and John Ortiz rounding out the film's cast. At the same time, principal photography commenced, and wrapped in late December. Filming took place throughout England, Glasgow, Scotland, Spain's Canary Islands, and Los Angeles, California. In February 2013, it was confirmed that the film would be titled Fast & Furious 6.

The film stars Diesel, Walker, Johnson, Rodriguez, Brewster, Gibson, Bridges, Kang, Evans, Carano, Gadot, and Ortiz. Despite the actors being capable of doing absurd things with straight faces, they were just as one-dimensional as the last film, if that's even possible.

Sleek, loud, and over the top, Fast & Furious 6 proudly embraces its brainless action thrills though it doesn't inject new life into the franchise.

 

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