The film justifies it’s own existence by being the best kind of bad movie imaginable. And the action scenes in this one may just be the most unrealistic yet. The ret-conning of Jason Statham’s character (“The Transporter”), from the series de-facto arch villain to a sympathetic family man, doesn’t entirely work. Helen Mirren makes a cameo that seems to only exist to set up future stories.
There are times when it all becomes a bit too much. The dramatic tension exists in the other characters wondering why he’s doing what he’s doing, and the film is able to draw a surprising amount of drama out of this idea before it begins to feel silly. From the first frame, it’s clear the movie is going to end with him coming back to save the day. This actually works out better then expected, as the film plays it pretty straight and doesn’t ever ask the audience to believe that Dom has gone over to the dark side. The plot (so much as there is one) finds Toretto at odds with his longtime family, forced to turn against them due to the machinations of Cipher. In the latest installment that line is all but crossed. With every new film, the “Fast” franchise moves closer and closer to the line between self-awareness and parody. “The Fate of the Furious” follows on the heels of the emotional “Furious 7” which featured the final appearance of the late Paul Walker (“Eight Below”). The eighth film in the franchise - “The Fate of the Furious” - follows Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto (“The Last Witch Hunter”) and his group of car driving mercenary superheroes as they take on the enigmatic Cipher, played by Charlize Theron (“Mad Max: Fury Road”).
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