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Furious 6 (2013)
5/10
Better than 5 but...
25 January 2014
I thought that 5 featured less cars in lieu of "story". However, 6 was too ambitious in scope. How did street racers become a Interpol sanctioned crack team ? Supposedly, against ex-military ? We're supposed to suspend our disbelief and go along with it. I think the franchise should stop after Walker. it's a sign that the series is dead also. Now, up to 4, it was plausible, albeit unlikely, but it didn't try to set the film against the world stage of the greater good that rivals the Bond films. It needs to tone down the scale of plot to make it just as entertaining as uber realistic. For me, the series ended with 4. Before the cloak and dagger element of the sub standard 5 & 6.

IF, and that's a big if, you have a Michael Gay fetish for nonsensical action, and gaudied classic cars done through West Coast Customs, this is right up your alley. Otherwise, watch Two Lane Blacktop, Last American Hero, and The Seven Ups for your classic muscle fix. I do on my breaks between turning wrenches.
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8/10
A macabre take on fairy tales
19 September 2013
When you watch this overlooked film, you might find it is wrought with a oft-manic Paul Walker who's trying to dispense with his adolescent roles. Kramer combines a Tony Scott and Paul Verhoeven with a touch of David Cronenberg aesthetic and it works effectively. Cameron Bright plays (again) a pivotal role as a catalyst for propelling the narrative forward. What's great, is how Kramer does not try to dilute the more explicit elements while also not turning it into a unapologetic documentary of war torn Liberia. Great performances by all, particularly Farminga who is opposite of her part in Scorsese's The Departed.The only flaw: Walker's overly dramatic. Trying too hard to carve out his own niche like DeNiro, or Hanks. Anyone can emote frantic and manic with abundant enthusiasm, but if Walker can internalize as much as spout poetic slurs and epithets, he wouldn't just have the Fast franchise on his resume.
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