Fast & Furious

Good and unpretentious entertainment slightly above the level of the first part. The characters aren't very complex but it doesn't matter at all because I trusted the actors; the action scenes are honest (except maybe the overly digital finale of the first one) and it all paces and progresses nicely thanks to Justin Lin's direction and Brian Tyler's music. I would have loved to see the final dusty chase in the cinema. (04/05/2020)

It was a wise decision to link it to the story of the first one, as it was clearly the most successful of the first three installments. I applaud the fact that the fourth (after a schoolyard interlude called Tokyo Drift and a second one in a weird "buddy movie" style) returned to the original concept of the series, i.e. a glorious testosterone show full of souped-up cars and scantily clad women. Still, the fourth installment is a tad worse than the first, which is why it's simply not up to four stars. 3.5 stars (24/11/2018)

Return to the days when action heroes deserved endless admiration. Although some things may creak, especially the plot or Brian's investigative methods, I still enjoy it just the same. Everyone involved from the first installment literally shines in a grand opportunity, and the action continues to take my breath away, to my delight and slight relief. The threat that history would repeat itself with a decline in quality was proven to be the exact opposite, as the reboot, instead of copying the original in its uniqueness, opened doors to a scale many times larger. The fourth installment will remain unique in the series precisely because it hinted at future things while remaining a nostalgic spectacle with classic elements such as revenge or a love story. (08/04/2009)

Qualitatively on the same level as the first one. Diesel smoothly returns to the role of the ultimate road pro, which, whether we like it or not, was the pinnacle of his career. Paul Walker in the meantime has grown to become the second ultimate pro (remember Running Scared?) and this shows in the movie. This movie is more about revenge and restoring old ties than it is about cars, but it certainly isn’t a problem. Given where the series was recently headed, this is a pleasant return to its roots, and as far as I’m concerned, I'd be happy to hang out with this group a third time round. (05/06/2009)

For the fourth time and... Well, it's not quite it. Besides the return of Vin Diesel, who already had a small cameo at the end of the third part, my least favorite Paul Walker is also coming back. He has aged a bit, but women still have to like him. He's the Hollywood tomcat who doesn't really touch anything meaningful. This is definitely not Brad Pitt, who managed to break free from the box. He transformed into a character actor. But Paul Walker is exactly the type that fits "Fast & Furious". Together with Vin Diesel, they form a proven duo who have to sort things out and solve their past problems in the fourth film. Who exactly does Paul Walker play, it's not clear. Although the character is still named Brian O'Conner, every time he is someone else. In the first film, a police officer, in the second, a person standing on the edge of the law, and in the fourth film, he becomes an FBI agent. I won't go into how he got the job, but what's important is that he has a target on a drug baron, who he can only get to with the help of Vin Diesel and, above all, fast cars. I like how the creators constantly excuse themselves that cars are not really necessary, that the problems could be solved differently, but obviously in America, races are very popular. And when an average American has a conflict with another average American, they simply have a race, and whoever wins, is right in the conflict as well. We are probably still a hundred years behind, as we don't have this on a larger scale yet. The story was very disappointing, but when it comes to racing, Justin Lin just goes on a rocket. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/warrior-x-ms-1-sibir-5x-rychle-zbesile.html (24/02/2013)