Notable Cast: (deep breath) Vin Diesel, Michelle
Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie
Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Scott Eastwood, Daniela
Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Jason Statham, Charlize
Theron, Rita Moreno, Joaquim de Almeida, Leo A. Perry
Every two to three years I get the pleasure of revisiting
the Fast & Furious franchise and, in a rather unfortunate manner,
the last couple of films in the series - not counting the surprisingly fun
spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, have been declining returns in creativity and
quality. Not that Fate of the Furious or F9: The Fast Saga don’t
have their strengths or their fans, but compared to the first of the fifth,
sixth, and seventh films, they just were missing that special heart that beat
underneath the illogical scripts and outlandish action set pieces.
Thus, my expectations were metered when Fast X, the
tenth entry into this billion-dollar grossing action blockbuster series, was
finally on track to vroom vroom its way into theaters. Could Vin Diesel and
company find a way to start their own Avengers: Endgame with this reportedly
first of two (or three?) “final” films in the series?