Today I will be reviewing "The Fate of the Furious." This is the eighth installment in the highly successful "Fast and the Furious" franchise (which is a sentence that I would not have thought I would be typing if you asked me five years ago). Does this one do the franchise justice? We will find out today. Before I get started, I'd like to give a shoutout to the Free Gamer's Alliance YouTube channel. Their videos cover everything from walkthroughs, glitches, easter eggs, and various amusing video game related content, all of which is delivered with some colorful commentary while they have buckets of fun doing it. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03E6K3QHRMp7Vs0S6wHm6Q
For those of you unfamiliar with this one, here is the trailer:
- As usual, the cast is clearly having a lot of fun and they have excellent chemistry. There are some new character interactions that are just spectacular. I also have to say that Charlize Theron plays the villain so well. Her character is insanely twisted and she nails it.
- The action scenes are as fun and ridiculous as they have been for the past few movies. As usual, they are exciting to watch and will often have the audience laughing. I've said it before about the previous installments in this franchise and I'll say it again; this movie knows what it is and it runs full throttle with it and I respect that.
- The soundtrack is excellent as usual.
- This movie makes several jokes throughout and they mostly land and they land hard.
- As mentioned above, this movie is completely ridiculous and that may not sit well with some people.
- There are a few scenes that drag on longer than they should.
My thoughts on "The Fate of the Furious" are pretty much the same as the three installments that came before it. This is a fun action movie that is so ridiculous that it becomes hilarious and enjoyable. If that sounds like a good time or if you liked the last three movies, I would recommend seeing this in theaters. If you are looking for something more serious or did not like the last three movies, you probably won't enjoy it. Speaking for myself, I really enjoyed the ride.
Thanks for reading everyone!! As usual, feel free to comment but please be advised that if you read any potential comments that spoilers may be present.