niobemalcolm

My husband (then boyfriend) and I loved the early days of this franchise. At 19 years old when the first movie came out, I was young enough to overlook the sexism, the clichés, the lack of a decent storyline, the bad acting. I bought into the pace and the non stop action. But I'm not 19 anymore. In fact I'm pushing 40 and while my husband is still clinging to his youth by loyally watching (and making me watch) this dead horse being flogged for the 9th time, I'd rather walk 10 miles across a street paved with Lego, bare foot, while listening to my kids sing a medley of Gangnam Style, Barbie Girl, and Call Me Maybe, on full blast AND repeat than watch another installment of this trash. They should have stopped after (or preferably during) Tokyo Drift. Gah.

Firstly, I need to say that I enjoyed this film, I did. It held my attention and I felt satisfied afterward. Yes, it was mildly predictable in places but not annoyingly so.

What did frustrate me though was the lack of depth. A couple of other reviewers mentioned this so I'm glad I'm not alone: There were so many issues that I thought were going to be explored further and just.... weren't. Even the ending, although mildly cathartic, left me with unanswered questions.

Still, taken at face value, the film was... nice.

Hmm... I'm realizing this review is a bit 'meah'; not really negative, not really positive, but that's a direct reflection of the film's content, so sorry!