Fast & Furious 4

It was good to see the Fab 4 again especially Jordana Brewster who I have not seen in any major movies in years. Vin Diesel has made some questionable choices in his selection of movies however he still has star quality. As you watch the movie you can see that he has matured and it’s a day late and dollar short for him to reprise his role as Dominic Toretto. Don’t get me wrong, everyone who has watched the original classic over and over again will like seeing these characters again especially after the last F&F fiasco Tokyo Drift. Vin however just seems like an adult that still wants to race with the kids. Even in the club scenes he just seems too old and out of place.
Michele Rodriquez seems to not have aged a bit and was born to play Letty. You look forward to each of her scenes. Justin Lin, who directed F&F 3 and was brought back to direct this, does a poor job of keeping viewers engaged in the early parts of the movie. It’s not until the 3rd act that the movie picks up. Rob Cohen, the original director got you more involved in the cars and the characters. They should have brought him back.

Verdict: The cave racing scenes were the best and that’s about it. Dust off your DVD version of the original in your closet and watch that again versus going to see this. Another case where you can’t top the original. Vin Diesel needs to move on and this franchise needs to shut down. Finally somebody give Jordana Brewster and Michele Rodriquez some work.