Need For Speed
Film: Furious 7
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason
Statham
Directed by: James Wan
Duration: 2 hrs 17 mins
Rating: * * 1 / 2
Since they don’t have much of a plot anyway, come 2035 and I
can see Fast and Furious 16 hitting the screens. In this franchise, the villain
is merely an excuse for some car porn and Furious 7 is no different. The only
dissimilarity would be the emotional factor, since this is actor Paul Walkers
last outing.
But otherwise it is the same stuff, different cars. Since the
cars have been long enough on road, this time you see them falling out of an
aeroplane. Of course they land safely.
Given the impressive work director James Wan has done with
horror films like Insidious and The Conjuring, one was hoping he would pull off
something different in this action flick. But he is let down by the screenplay
and the action scenes which are way over the top. In one sequence, a posh car
flies out of what looks like the 60th floor of a skyscraper. And
where does it land? On the 50th floor of the neighboring
building. That’s not all. It lands in
the adjacent building after that.
Jason Statham plays Deckard Shaw who wants to avenge his
brother’s death, he is gunning for Dominic (Vin Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker)
who are leading a quiet life till the peace is broken.
Dominic is helping Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) recover her
memory after the incident in the previous film while Brian is spending time
with his family. When Shaw attacks them, the Furious team is assembled taking
them from country to another which is just another excuse for more mindless
action.
Fans of the franchise won’t be disappointed, there is enough
being served here for them to enjoy. Car chases happen at the drop of a hat and
there is also a race at the beginning that springs out of nowhere.
What works in favor of the film is the chemistry between the
characters, they is bonhomie between them. The final tribute to Walker is
certainly one of the better moments in the film.
Published in The Navhind Times on 5th April 2015
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