Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Director: John Singleton - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring:Paul Walker, Eva Mendes, Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Ludacris, James Remar, Devon Aoki more
The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star, but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor, and a lot less extraneous... more
2 Fast 2 Furious DVD
The adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride that began with The Fast and the Furious takes an ... more
explosive new turn in 2 Fast 2 Furious! It's the nitro-fueled answer to the question: how fast do you like it? Now an ex-cop on the run Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) ...
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A review by christianfilmcritic on 2 Fast 2 Furious (DVD) September 18th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Liked it
Story
Satisfactory
Characters / Performances
Satisfactory
Special Effects
Good
Soundtrack
Good
Advantages:
Great car scenes
Disadvantages:
Poor plot, a bit cliche
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Synopsis ***********
Having fallen foul of the law, ex-cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) has relocated to sunny Miami and taken to earning his keep in the illegal world of street racing. No longer the fresh faced rookie, his prowess behind the wheel strikes fear in the hearts of his fellow racers as he beats them race after race. But it is not just his fellow racers who are aware of his prowess, and the police seek him out in the hope of blackmailing him into assisting them in a case to bring down a drugs lord, or else he faces punishment for a list of misdemeanours as long as his arm. With no option but to assist the police, Brian enlists the help of old friend and ex convict, Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) to aid him in his task.
Opinion *********
When the first Fast and the Furious movie came out it wasn't too bad, full of adrenalin pumping action with a reasonable plot and of course Vin Diesel. So it was no surprise that they decided to make a sequel, unfortunately they forgot to give the film a decent storyline and with the absence of Vin Diesel, the film seems to be running on empty. That is not to say the film is boring as it is still packed with exceptionally well choreographed action sequences, it just lacks a semi decent storyline and of course Vin Diesel which made the first film so enjoyable.
* The Story
The storyline is pretty unoriginal to be honest; you get an ex-cop coerced into helping the police in trapping a criminal, in this case the completely predictable drugs lord who also happens to be of Latin origin, anyone felt like they have seen this before. Add to this you have the buddy buddy situation in the form of the ex-cop and an old friend who have to get over some initial animosity before agreeing to work together and then finally add in an undercover agent who has already infiltrated the drug lord's organisation who just happens to a very attractive woman. Yes, "2 Fast, 2 Furious" does feel like you have watched it before and that is mainly because all of the elements of the plot are as old as the hills. Numerous films have worked these elements to a much greater extent and added their own twists, where as "2 Fast, 2 Furious" fails to add anything new to the formula and ends up being completely predictable.
With such a predictable plot you would expect this to be a monotonous bore, which would signal the end of the Fast and the Furious series of films, and this would be true if it was not for the brilliantly choreographed car sequences which seem to take precedence over the actual plot. The majority of scenes in the film feature a car, whether it is just a pimped up street car driving normally or involved in one of the exceptionally good action sequences, such as the fantastic opening sequence featuring an illegal street race. To be honest, any scenes which don't feature one of these pimped up cars feel like they have only been added to make a bridge between action sequences.
* Characters and Cast
Without Vin Diesel returning to reprise his role of Dominic Toretto from the first movie, it is left to Paul Walker to provide the continuity as he returns to his role of Brian O'Conner. Walker seems to slip into character with relative ease; even the slight change in occupation from being on one side of the law to the other does not seem to affect his ability to provide a relatively good performance. Yes at times his performance does lack the believability to make it great but it is good enough for this movie, especially seeing some of the script feels like it has been plagiarised from other films.
Alongside Walker you have Tyrese Gibson as ex-convict and driving buddy Roman Pearce. If the casting director thought that Gibson would be a decent replacement for Vin Diesel then he was completely mistaken. His performance is by no means terrible, but it is that of a rookie who is just breaking into movies, which may not be such a surprise as Mr. Gibson was formerly a rap star who had only been in one film and a few TV spots prior to this.
The only other character really worth mentioning is that of Monica Fuentes, the undercover agent, played by the stunning Eva Mendes. To be honest there isn't much to mention about the character or the performance, as they are both less than good, but Miss Mendes does provide quite an ample distraction for the lack of real storyline, obviously cast for her looks which in the case of this film is not a bad thing.
* Direction
Taking on directional duties is John Singleton who previously directed the brilliant remake of "Shaft" and also "Boyz n the Hood". Now this may surprise you but I actually applaud Singleton for the way he directed "2 Fast 2 Furious", he may not have made a great movie but he has done a good job with what he had. Personally I feel that he was dealing with a pretty weak script, so instead of trying to make something out of nothing, he gave the majority audience what they wanted, fast cars, fast action, more fast cars and a few beautiful people and did I mention the fast cars.
Summary ***********
Even though "2 Fast 2 Furious" has no Diesel in its engine, it still manages to splutter along providing entertainment and enjoyment through the numerous action sequences and the pimped up cars. Of course a much better plot would have helped this film no end, but as this seems like it was furiously rushed out to capitalize on the success of the original just 2 years earlier, it is no surprise that it is somewhat mediocre. I doubt if an appearance of Mr. Diesel would have lifted the film to above this, but then it would have been nice.
Although the lack of a decent plot may put a lot of people off, "2 Fast 2 Furious" definitely has a target audience which it will appeal to, mainly the fans of the original film and those who like to watch fast cars doing fast stunts amongst beautiful looking people. For those who did enjoy the original may feel slightly disappointed but for a film which does not require your full attention to comprehend it, it is not bad.
Price & Availability *************************
Amazon.co.uk: £4.99
Technical Details **********************
Certificate: 12A (cut version) Duration: 107 mins Year of Release: 2003 Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): John Singleton Writer(s): Michael Brandt
Cast: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Ludacris, Thom Barry, James Remar, Devon Aoki, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Ealy
Advantages: Cast, Cars and Extras Disadvantages: Soundtrack
...take on how the smokin' 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack was born. Cast -
Paul Walker .... Brian O'Conner Tyrese Gibson .... Roman Pearce (as Tyrese) Eva Mendes .... Monica Fuentes Cole Hauser .... Carter Verone Ludacris .... Tej (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges) Thom Barry .... Agent Bilkins James Remar .... Agent Markham Devon Aoki .... Suki Amaury Nolasco .... Orange Julius Michael Ealy .... Slap Jack Jin Auyeung .... Jimmy Edward Finlay .... Agent Dunn ... ...Gallini .... Enrique Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez .... Roberto Directed by John Singleton DVD Release Date - October 27, 2003
Aspect Ratio - 2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen Classification - 15
Run Time - 108 minutes Price - £11.97 but you can get it cheaper
Genre - Action / Crime / Thriller
Budget Estimate - $76 Million, Worldwide Box Office took $234 Million Thanks for reading, hope this helped you. ...
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Advantages: Fast paced action, great cars, great driving scenes - a petrol head's delight Disadvantages: Tyrese Gibson is totally miscast in this
...ii) Out takes
iii) Inside 2 Fast 2 Furious
iv) Actors driving school
v) Super charged stunts
vi) Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious
****Other****
Running time – 107 minutes Certificate – 12A
3 awards and 13 nominations
****Price and availability****
This film can be bought from many online and offline retailers. At the time of writing it can be bought new for £2.97 (plus £1.21 P&P) from Amazon. A bargain price for a good film that can be watched ...
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Advantages: Could be enjoyed as a piece of fluff Disadvantages: It's a piece of fluff
...– Bad Boys. Bad Boys 2. Tango and Cash…
***SO….***
…what? Or rather, why? Why did Vin Diesel not sign up for this? Because he read the script. Why is it populated with rap star cameos (Hi Ludacris!) and cheap jokes? Because the dollar is king in Hollywoodland, where even the most banal of movies are given a second chance. And rap music sells, so let’s get it in the movies! F**k integrity! Lets make some sweet green! Who are the actors? Who cares! ... ...Call Jessica Alba, because she was so great and emotive in “Dark f**king Angel”! Ahem.Welcome to my nightmare.
For all my sniffiness about movies, I do like the odd trip into Brainoffland. This requires a complete severance of the medulla oblongata tho’. The first “Fast” movie was brash and loud and something a little different (very nice car racing FX for example). The sequel operates on the same theory that made the Matrix sequels disappointing ...
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Advantages: You must be joking! Disadvantages: The fact that it was made in the first place.
...action hero for “2 Fast 2 Furious”, but even Van Diesel had the good sense to avoid this follow-up movie like an outbreak of the bubonic plague! Either that, or they didn’t offer him enough spondoolicks (money).
~ ~ The original The Fast and the Furious, while never in line to win any Oscars, was at least entertaining, and a success both at the box office and in the video shops. So I suppose that it was almost inevitable that the ... ...find it very hard to resist cashing in on the money gravy train. As you watch this movie, it quickly becomes very obvious that this film is more about milking the money out of the pockets of the cinema-going public than with making a credible follow-up to the original movie.
~ ~ Vin Diesel’s co-star in The Fast and the Furious, Paul Walker, makes a comeback as Brian O’Connor, the undercover cop who infiltrated the highly illegal world ...
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07.07.2003
2Good2BeTrue Review of2 Fast 2 Furious (DVD)by
Tonyoverdrive
Advantages: A brillaint sequel, fast paced, bad-assed action Disadvantages: Er.... could do with more Eva Mendes?
Ok, so Brian O'Connor has let his mark get away and has run into hiding from the police, who are now chasing him with a string of charges (From aiding and abetting to infinite counts of dangerous driving). He travels from Los Angeles, across America to Miami, building up his cash and street racing form as he goes.
This leads us into the fantastic opening sequence of the first race. Typical setting, fast import cars, hot chicks, big sound systems ... ...pocket floating around. O'Connor gets the call:
"You wanna race?"
"You know I need the money."
So it's settled. The silver and blue skyline squares up alongside an RX7, a Supra and an S2000, ready to run into one of the most exciting race sequences ever put down on film, ending with an enourmous bridge jump.
The film then escalates to O'Connor (Paul Walker) getting caught by the cops and being given a choice:
Work for us and your record dissapears, ...
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Advantages: Great full screen viewing Disadvantages: Box set is also available in special edition
...Are you afraid when night time falls?
After watching Pitch Black you will be.
*****Movie Info*****
When a ship carrying a load of passengers and one Dangerous Murderer (Riddick, Played by Vin Diesel) crash lands on a derelict planet, the survivors think they are all alone.
That is until a solar eclipse occurs and out of the darkness comes thousands of flesh eating flying creatures that see through sound waves and are allergic to light.
The crew must decide if they can trust the murderer who can see in the dark to help them leave the planet alive.
The movie is a great Sci-Fi monster movie and will have you on edge of your seat and reaching to switch the lights on.
*****Cast******
The movie stars Vin Diesel (Pacifier, Fast and the furious), Cole Hauser (The Cave, 2fast2furious), and Radha Mitchell (Finding...
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Advantages: 2 movies in one, bonus trailer footage, two audio language if you can't stand dub. Disadvantages: None i can think off sorry.
...with jet li. and some nice stunt work in the mall, with some fast and furious fighting in both movies.
The dvd features to the 2 discs, are the 2 language audio options of english and cantonese, along with english subtitles. the product also comes along with the usual chapter selections, and also some dvd trailers for other jet li films, and also trailers for the movies that are featured by the dvd and also some actor biography's....
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Advantages: Chow-Yun Fat Disadvantages: The rest of the film.
...much predictable all the way through, and has a corny ending (I despise corny endings, but Hollywood can?t seem to avoid them). It was as if they made a martial arts movie because every one was doing it. I am not going to spoil the ending and tell you what happens because I feel they did a pretty good job of spoiling the ending them selves.
Damn I am making this movie sound really, really bad, I think I should say something nice?erm? it wasn?t as bad as Italian Job (2003) or 2Fast2Furious, there that?s definitely a compliment.
This film is available on DVD or video from any video store or rental shop, not that you needed to know that because surely I must of put you off by now....
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Plot: Since moving to Los Angeles Brian O'Connor agrees to go undercover to infiltrate a group of street-racers in exchange for his criminal record to be wiped. This time he is helped by an agent called Monica and an ex-con called Roman together they must work together to bring down Carter Verone and his gang.
Consumer Advice: Contains moderate violence and street racing
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 4 FRONT VIDEO; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; CINRAM LOGISTICS (SWINDON)
Release date: 08/05/2006, 27/10/2003, 20/06/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 820 632 3, 821 079 8
Barcode: 5050582063233, 5050582107982
Screenwriter: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Composer: David Arnold
Executive Producer: Lee R. Mayes, Michael Fottrell
The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star, but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor, and a lot less extraneous drama. Back in action is undercover cop Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) whose career has hit the skids since he let Diesel's character escape at the last film's end. He has sunk in status and is now a fringe dweller on the Miami street racing scene. A chance at redemption arrives when the fuzz recruits him to investigate Carter Vellone (Cole Hauser), a top-dog street racer with dangerous drug connections. O'Connor recruits his bickering childhood pal (model/singer Tyrese), now a nitro-burning ex-con from the Diesel school of toughness, to help him pull the bad guys to the curb with a tyre-spinning vengeance. John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD, HIGHER LEARNING) directed, and obviously had great fun delivering, a straight-up racing thriller that's free of the message-bearing pressure of being a John Singleton film. 2 FAST fairly roars off the screen with comic book exuberance and a cheerful disregard for anything that gets in the way of its forward momentum. Best of all is Tyrese, a natural, laid-back star he's not afraid to poke fun at his own shirtless model-boy image and amply compensates for the mighty Vin's absence. Rapper Ludacriss is also memorable as O'Connor's mechanic, as is model Devon Akoi as a cute female racer.
Technical information
Special Features: Inside 2Fast 2Furious, Actors Driving School, Supercharged Stunts Supercharged Scenes, Making Music With Ludacris, Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, Tricking Out A Hot Import Car, Actor Spotlight, Car Spotlights, Prelude To 2Fast 2Furious, Feature Commentary, DVD ROM Features, Animated Anecdotes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen, 2.35 HD Widescreen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital English
Professional reviews
Review: ...2 FAST 2 FURIOUS is a video game crossed with a buddy movie....It's made with skill and style and, boy, is it fast and furious... (Chicago Sun-Times, )
...2 FAST 2 FURIOUS is loaded with sex on wheels... (Rolling Stone, )
...As sequels go, this is pretty much what you want to see, a movie that retains much of the B-movie flavour of its excitable predecessor... (Total Film, )
...Returning star Paul Walker and star Tyrese establish some peppery onscreen chemistry that injects good-humored rivalry into the narrative filler between high-speed set pieces... (Variety, )
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