Fast X
Just finished watching "Fast X" released by Universal.
While it's not an uncommon practice for a sequel to a hit and popular movie series to have a flashback scene or two, the Fast and Furious Franchise has depended too much on the absent presence of Brian O'Conner, played by the late Paul Walker. "Fast X" reuses the epic safe stealing scene from Fast and Furious 5 and inserts a son for the crime syndicate kingpin that Dom Toretto and his family took down, and the son, played played by Jason Momoa is out to take bloody revenge on Dom by killing and destroying everything he loves.
Now granted, "Fast X" is a three-part-story movie arc and it sets up one heck of a cliff hanger, the series should have been put to bed with "Fast and Furious 7." Of course Hollywood being Hollywood likes to gamble and bet and on safe formula, but over the top action sequences and outrageous plots will only work for so long.
"Fast X" had a budget of $340 million, and only took in $714.60 million in the world wide box office. Not exactly a rousing success when you take into consideration Hollywood accounting math. Production budgets rarely include marketing budgets.
Recommended for "Fast and Furious" fans.
Three Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Fast-X-Blu-ray...
While it's not an uncommon practice for a sequel to a hit and popular movie series to have a flashback scene or two, the Fast and Furious Franchise has depended too much on the absent presence of Brian O'Conner, played by the late Paul Walker. "Fast X" reuses the epic safe stealing scene from Fast and Furious 5 and inserts a son for the crime syndicate kingpin that Dom Toretto and his family took down, and the son, played played by Jason Momoa is out to take bloody revenge on Dom by killing and destroying everything he loves.
Now granted, "Fast X" is a three-part-story movie arc and it sets up one heck of a cliff hanger, the series should have been put to bed with "Fast and Furious 7." Of course Hollywood being Hollywood likes to gamble and bet and on safe formula, but over the top action sequences and outrageous plots will only work for so long.
"Fast X" had a budget of $340 million, and only took in $714.60 million in the world wide box office. Not exactly a rousing success when you take into consideration Hollywood accounting math. Production budgets rarely include marketing budgets.
Recommended for "Fast and Furious" fans.
Three Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Fast-X-Blu-ray...
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