Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious not only describes the expected action but also the speed with which producers have re-issued new instalments of this franchise. This is the fourth since 2001 which really doesn’t allow for a lot of lag time between productions. This series has to be the best thing to happen to the career of Vin Diesel. Although he was absent from the middle two films he’s part of the complete original cast reprising their roles, he as Dominic Toretto. Paul Walker is back as FBI agent Brian O'Conner. Also back are Michelle Rodriguez as Dominic’s love interest Letty and Jordana Brewster as his loyal sister Mia. Basically picking up where the original movie left off it’s not long before gloom and revenge (Diesels only two dimensions) cast a pall over the action when Letty ends up murdered and a powerful drug lord named Campos appears to be responsible. It turns out that Campos is also the FBI’s most wanted and O’Connor is under pressure to make that collar. Despite their bad blood Dominic and Brian reluctantly team up to get close to their mutual target. Somehow in all of this there’s an excuse for a heart stopping high tech car chase about every ten minutes. Predictable? Definitely. Exciting? Fairly. Why again? Money. These movies pull in an astonishing amount of cash which explains the accelerated release rate.