Where to watch: Rent on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube ( Watch the trailer) But, with Lin throwing everything he's got at the screen, F9 delivers the goods when it comes to the huge set-pieces, particularly any time a magnet is involved, and Diesel, rumbling with each line reading, remains a fascinating screen presence in these films, which still feel personal to him despite their ridiculous scale and unapologetic cheesiness. The plot is mostly nonsense John Cena is not a particularly compelling villain the "comedy" bits stop the movie in its tracks. If you find these proudly melodramatic, unrepentantly goofy movies tedious, F9 will not be the one to win you over. He's clearly doing some necessary tune-up work here, stripping the series for parts (say goodbye to The Rock!) and futzing with the engine (say hello to some surprisingly compelling flashbacks to Dom's teenage years!). Why it’s great: After the bloated Fate of the Furious, which found the Fast franchise careening off the icy cliff of self-parody and into the freezing waters of self-indulgence, F9 serves as a necessary course correction courtesy of filmmaker Justin Lin, who helmed the best entry in the series with Fast Five and saved it from direct-to-DVD purgatory with Tokyo Drift. Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridgesĭirector: Justin Lin ( Fast and Furious 6)
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