The Fast and The Furious (2001)

Back to Basics

With the 7th film coming out this weekend, I figured I had the day off to do what many are doing and re-watching the series from the beginning.  All 6, starting 15 years ago.

The first movie has a bit of heart, and unlike the more recent in the series, it's about driving. 

The story is well set up, life as a mechanic/street racer is exciting and dangerous.  A life of crime and a rough relationship with the local motorcycle...Triad?... is that racist? Anyway, his name is Johnny Tran. 

The shakey dialogue and quasi-acting is rescued by the racing, the action is high-quality, and the way Paul Walker reveals he's a cop is pretty funny/clever ad well. 

All-in-all, it's a decent flick, what action movie doesn't suffer from some bad dialogue now and then.  Coulda been worse. 

The most amusing part is when they push their cars into high-gear with their NOS tanks, it's shot like they're entering "warp-speed" the colours and worm-hole-like zoom effects are pretty entertaining/hilarious.  Can't remember most the rest of the movies, and have a tough time telling the last four apart.  Time to race through them.