Fast Five

For some reason Hollywood thinks of foreign audiences as being a bit stupid. Hence why this film is being advertised as 'Fast & Furious 5' and not by its original title of 'Fast Five'. Because international audiences are too stupid to know what the film is.

One of my guilty pleasures has been 'The Fast And The Furious' series. My favourite type of action sequence has always been the car chase, so a film that is all car chases is a great deal of fun. It is rather funny as I'm not all that interested in cars and don't know anything about them. But I find the chases in films really thrilling. I know the plots of these films are not all that thought provoking but they are just a great deal of fun. The first film is still my favourite. The second film is one of the most homoerotic of the series. I don't like the third as it feels strange without any of the original cast. The fourth film is good but the fifth film is excellent. Despite being the fifth film in the series the makers have come up with an excellent plot instead of rehashing the same story over and over. Although they have borrowed elements from the 'Oceans' series it is still a great deal of fun. It is much longer than the others in the series but there is so much plot to deal with that you don't mind. The makers have also managed to create some excellent action sequences too. Right from the start with the train chase it is really thrilling. The chase while towing the safe is also hilarious as they destroy most of Rio.

The acting in these film is not one of its strong suits. I think the actors play support to the cars so don't need to emote all that much. Vin Diesel is good in the tough guy role. Paul Walker does not get much to here which is shame. The same can be said of Jordana Brewster. It was nice that they gave Sung Kang a love story to keep his character occupied. Dwayne Johnson played a nicely ruthless villain.

Make sure you stay for the extra scene in the middle of the end credits that gives a lovely tease for what will happen in the sixth film. Let's hope the rumours come true and they film it in Australia.