After the onslaught of
Fast 5, I was very much looking forward to
Fast and Furious 6. I'm surprised that I had the patience to wait it out and sit by and wait my turn for it to arrive at my Library and it was definitely worth the wait. That's a lot of 'waits' in one sentence!! If anyone read my initial review for
Fast 5, you know it had a lot going for it and I stand by my word that that installment is without a doubt the high point for the series. That doesn't lessen anything that takes place in
Fast and Furious 6 though. It's not even really the same type of movie whereas the former was a straight up Heist flick and
Furious 6 is more of a chase flick, harking back to what initially made the series what it was. I will say that
Furious 6 is definitely runner up for best in the series and I'm glad they brought back
Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) as it gave
Dom (Vin Diesel) something worth fighting for. There's a lot of overblown (i.e. awesome stuntwork to be found here) and one of the best moments in the film takes place between the two when
Dom throws himself off his car to save
Letty in midair. Yes, you can say it was a 'Jump the shark' moment. But still damn cool to see play out. End of story.
As with
Fast 5, the entire crew returns, featuring
Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot and
Dwayne Johnson with newcomer
Gina Carano. Be sure to stick around to mid end credits for a cameo by
Jason Statham that sets up
Furious 7. With each successive installment in the series, I've been wondering when they would tie the events of the series directly to the events that take place in
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. That wait is finally over. This of course means that
Lucas Black will finally join the rest of the crew in
Furious 7.
As much as I'm looking forward to seeing
Furious 7, there is a dark cloud hanging over it and my enthusiasm is kind of tempered because of it. Anyway,
Furious 6 is definitely going to be added to my personal DVD Library. A must-
Buy for me and everyone else.