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Apr 12, 2017 · Riding the success of “Straight Outta Compton,” director F. Gary Gray jumps into one of the most successful franchises of all time with “The Fate of the Furious,” the eighth installment in a series that seems increasingly critic-proof. How big are these movies?
Apr 14, 2017 · The Fate of the Furious opens a new chapter in the franchise, fueled by the same infectious cast chemistry and over-the-top action fans have come to expect. Read Critics Reviews
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Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 29, 2021. Matt Brunson Film Frenzy. The Fate of the Furious wallows in inanities with about the same frequency as it delivers excitement, and,...
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By Jim Vejvoda
Updated: May 2, 2017 7:03 pm
Posted: Apr 9, 2017 4:54 pm
The Fate of the Furious is as ridiculously entertaining as you might expect. It's certainly better than its trailers -- which came across more like parodies of a Fast and Furious movie -- suggested. Indeed, no eighth movie in any franchise has any right to be as fun or effective as Fate manages to be.
Fate has a great hook: Dom betrays his team -- no, not his team! His family! -- for mysterious reasons, joining hacker queen Cipher (Charlize Theron) to help fulfill her nefarious agenda. Why, oh why, would Dom ever do such a thing?! Well, I'm not going to spoil that reveal for you, but it's a compelling, human reason.
With Dom now an agent of Cipher's, the team -- Letty, Roman, Tej, and Ramsey -- and rogue DSS Agent Luke Hobbs are recruited -- OK, they don't really have a choice -- by Mr. Nobody to pursue Dom and Cipher and clear themselves in the process. They also gain a surprise ally in Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw, the villain of Furious 7. (How quickly they all forget about Han's murder ...)
Director F. Gary Gray's movie, like a wrestling narrative, is built around Face-Heel Turns and Heel-Face Turns. These redemptions will also allow for some refreshing of the ranks in the inevitable ninth and tenth films. (Dwayne Johnson's feud with Vin Diesel is no publicity stunt so I don't expect him to continue with the franchise after this film.)
But the real standout among the cast is the series' new adversary. Charlize Theron brings the proper degree of icy cruelty to Cipher, who is essentially a Bond villain. She operates out of a jet, has a seemingly endless supply of henchmen, and harbors plans for global domination. Theron underplays the role, making Cipher's head games and willingness to kill anyone -- and delivering it all with a cobra-like stillness -- all the creepier. The biggest letdown is that we never get to see Theron -- who previously burned rubber in The Italian Job and Mad Max: Fury Road -- behind the wheel or throwing down, as Fury Road and the trailers for her upcoming Atomic Blonde prove she's more than capable of handling.
As has been widely reported, Helen Mirren has a small, but scene-stealing role in the film. The less said the better for the sake of spoilers, but I would welcome her character's return in future sequels (and with more screen time).
Less effective is series newcomer Scott Eastwood as Mr. Nobody's no-nonsense deputy. Eastwood seems a bit too old to play such a callow character, and the jokey jabs at his expense don't always land.
The Fate of the Furious provides plenty of the high-octane escapism and ridiculously elaborate vehicular mayhem fans of the series expect, while also laying the groundwork for a new phase in the franchise.
Apr 9, 2017 · The eighth 'Fast and the Furious' film, with Charlize Theron as a supervillain who puts Vin Diesel under her thumb, is a dazzling action spectacle that proves this franchise is far from out...
I give The Fate of the Furious 4 out of 5 stars. Overall, The Fate of the Furious is a film that should be appealing for outsiders to this franchise as well as those who have been on this ride since the very beginning. Reviewed by Benjamin P., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic.
Apr 9, 2017 · ‘The Fate of the Furious’: Film Review. Charlize Theron plays a superhacker who turns Vin Diesel against his 'Fast' crew in F. Gary Gray's franchise debut.
