"Fast X" is the tenth instalment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise, released over a week ago and has grossed over 500 million (so far), it's intended to be the first of a two (maybe three) part finale. The film features several returning cast members, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges", John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren and Jason Statham with new cast members including Jason Momoa as the film's main villain, Alan Ritchson, Brie Larson, Daniela Melchoir and Rita Moreno. The film is directed by Louis Leterier, who replaced veteran director Justin Lin during filming.
In this entry, Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and his family come face-to-face with Dante Reyes (Momoa), the sociopathic, sadistic son of drug lord Hernan Reyes from "Fast Five", who threatens to destroy what they hold dear. The action sequences are an improvement over the previous film with high-speed car chases and intense hand-to-hand combat and heart stopping stunts that would leave audiences breathless. While the story works, it bounces back-and-forth between character subplots, but it didn't stop me from liking the film and some characters have limited screentime including Jordana Brewster's Mia, Scott Eastwood's Little Nobody and Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw, but hopefully we'll see more of them in "Fast 11".
The film has strong performances by Diesel, leading the charge as Dom Toretto, and the supporting cast is equally impressive with stand-outs by returnees Michelle, Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris. Nathalie Emmanuel's Ramsey, while she doesn't get any big stand out scenes aside from the Rome sequence, they give her character growth, which I thought was nice, Charlize Theron finally kick ass in this series and I like that, also another character they improved upon is John Cena's Jakob Toretto, they turned him from being a deadpan-assassin Toretto brother to a fun-loving uncle and seemed to have fun playing this role. Now for the new cast members, both Brie Larson and Daniela Melchoir, while I was surprised that both didn't have that big of roles than I would think, they gave solid performances with heart, one of the standout newcomers is Alan Ritchson as Agency leader, Aimes, he was fun, cool, and great lines, kind of reminded me of Hobbs from "Fast Five", but the actor who stole the show was Jason Momoa as Dante Reyes, he brings the role with energy like nothing he has done before, he is also the series' best villain alongside Carter Verone from "2 Fast 2 Furious", There's perhaps no better way to describe him than the Fast and Furious franchise version of the Joker. There's no doubt he studied Ledger's performance when preparing for this role. Momoa is simply fantastic, he steals every scene he is in and when he's not on screen you want him back.
Overall, Fast X is a must-see for fans of the franchise and action movies in general. It is a high-octane thrill ride that never lets up, and it manages to improve upon the kinda-disapointing "F9.
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