I just wanted to say that F8 of the Furious is a far better title than Fate of the Furious. Expecting a Fast film to be objectively good is the wrong way to view these films. F8 is not a good film but it is so dumb and fun that its poor direction is forgiven because I can not be mad, its Fast and Furious 8.
Prior to seeing F8 I re-watched half of Fast and Furious 6, I say half because that film is rather unbearable to watch, but I can certainly say that F8 is better than 6 but can not hit the heights of 7. If you saw the trailer and was interested then certainly go see it, its not a waste of 2 hours like some other recent cinema experiences.
From a film making perspective this is rather poor, it just lacks in some areas and the use of CGI does lessen the set pieces to some extent. In a film about fast cars doing crazy stunts, you should always try and strive to make it look convincing but the film does look cheap when it comes to the CG. This is not a major problem just a tiny nitpick but why does the CG fire look like its from an early PS2 game, I just find it funny that a film with a massive budget looks rather cheap.
Holy shoot this film is colourful, its so jarring watching a film in the cinema and it having vibrant colours, this film is rich in colour from the opening scene in Cuba. When the film is using actual cars and real stunts it does look good but the effect is diminished when compared to the janky looking CG.
The performances are what you would expect, Vin Diesel is stale, The Rock is a bit too much of a smart-ass, Michelle Rodriguez is annoying to look at and the rest of the cast are actually alright giving over the top performances without going too far except one person... Tyrese.
This being a Fast and Furious film, the soundtrack is loaded with hip/hop and it makes the film so dumb, in the best way possible and having the hip/hop contrasted with the subpar Mission Impossible plot makes the entire film so laughable but if you are taking this seriously either you have a low IQ or you went into the wrong film. The score itself is lacking in some places, generic thriller music does not live up to the stupidity of the Fast and Furious series, where a Bad Boys II bass heavy score would have benefitted this film immensely.
Overall I can't stop anyone from seeing this film but I have no need to, its a blockbuster that feels big and a worthy cinema experience. Dumb fun that has problems but overall its not something you would regret watching. I would like to add that the submarine sequence is rather good and Tyrese Gibson is the Jar Jar of these films.
7/10
Written By
Ashley Harvey
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