Fast and Furious 6 (Mini Review Series)

Initial release date: May 24, 2013

Studios: Universal Pictures/Original Films/One Race Films

Tagline: All roads lead to this

Plot: Since Dom and Brian’s heist in Rio left them and their crew very rich people, they’ve scattered across the globe; however, they must still live as fugitives, unable to return home to their families. Meanwhile, Agent Hobbs has been tracking a gang of lethally skilled mercenary drivers whose second-in-command is someone Dom knows. Unable to take them down himself, Hobbs asks Dom and his crew for help in exchange for full pardons for everyone.

Cast

Vin Diesel - Dom Toretto

Paul Walker - Brian O’Conner

Dwayne Johnson - Hobbs

Jordana Brewster - Mia

Michelle Rodriguez - Letty

Tyrese Gibson - Roman

Sung Kang - Han

Gal Gadot - Gisele

Ludacris - Tej

Luke Evans - Shaw

Gina Carano - Riley

Writer: Chris Morgan

Director: Justin Lin

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language (130 min)

‘Fast Five’ ended up being the game changer for the franchise. The main focus of turning it into a heist-related movie really worked and made the fifth installment one of the best sequels in the series. This time around, the sixth installment slightly changes course and turns into more of a spy adventure. And, again, it works!

The action-packed moments featured in the movie are very energetic and thrilling. Bringing the Letty character back after initially being killed off in the fourth movie was stretching it a bit much. But, it brought the ‘Fast’ family back together.

‘Fast and Furious 6’ is really-fast-paced and the ending sequence is really awesome - even though it features a runway that doesn’t ever seem to end!!!

Here are some interesting tidbits about ‘Fast and Furious 6’:

• The tank chase was originally planned to be created via CGI, but director Justin Lin insisted that it had to be done practically with some post-production enhancements.

• Following Paul Walker’s death on November 30, 2013, Universal announced that a portion of the profits from the movie’s Blu-ray/DVD sales would be donated to Walker’s charity Reach Out Worldwide.

• Allegedly, more than 100 cars were crashed, wrecked or otherwise destroyed in the process of filming.

• The third ‘Fast and Furious’ movie to end on a cliffhanger.

• ‘Fast and Furious 6’ earned $239 million in North America and $550 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $789 million.