2 Fast 2 Furious
| Year: | 2003 |
| Director: | John Singleton |
| Cast: | Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes |
A lot of people panned this sequel to the runaway hit Fast and the Furious, but it's only a few steps below.
Hollywood whore John Singleton (after starting his career with edgy independent work like Boyz N the Hood then becoming the studio machine's 'black' director of the likes of Shaft and now this) doesn't go in too different a direction, although some of the special effects bells and whistles are taken a bit over the top.
After losing his badge, Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) heads to Miami with buddy (Tyrese Gibson) to smash a crime ring by posing as drivers. Cue lots of unrelated racing and Miami glitz-style set pieces that add up to a bit of entertainment fluff.
You really have to suspend disbelief watching cars going the speed of interstellar starships around a city like Miami that's (conveniently) totally deserted when there's a race to be had. And Walker suffers from 'overcooling' by having him walk and talk like a black gangsta.
The franchise doesn't really suffer without Rob Cohen and Vin Diesel, but Singleton and Walker (alone) don't do it any special favours.
Hollywood whore John Singleton (after starting his career with edgy independent work like Boyz N the Hood then becoming the studio machine's 'black' director of the likes of Shaft and now this) doesn't go in too different a direction, although some of the special effects bells and whistles are taken a bit over the top.
After losing his badge, Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) heads to Miami with buddy (Tyrese Gibson) to smash a crime ring by posing as drivers. Cue lots of unrelated racing and Miami glitz-style set pieces that add up to a bit of entertainment fluff.
You really have to suspend disbelief watching cars going the speed of interstellar starships around a city like Miami that's (conveniently) totally deserted when there's a race to be had. And Walker suffers from 'overcooling' by having him walk and talk like a black gangsta.
The franchise doesn't really suffer without Rob Cohen and Vin Diesel, but Singleton and Walker (alone) don't do it any special favours.