2 Fast 2 Furious-It ain't the same without Vin Diesel!!

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November 22nd
9:40am


To say that this was the most underwhelming film of the lot, would not be surprising. People who love the franchise obviously love it for the cars and the girls. But they also love it for 2 other reasons-Paul Walker and Vin Diesel.
One half of the duo, like everyone know, opted to not be a part of the movie which brought on Tyrese gibson to fit in Diesel's enormous shoes...Does he deliver?...Well read on and find out..

The story tracks O' Conner being nabbed by the cops at Miami and is asked to help them to take down Drug Peddlar Verone, played by Cole Hauser. O' connor agrees to take the job as it will clear all charges against him, but needs the partner of his choosing who turns out to be Roman Pearce, played by Gibson who also takes up the job to clear his name of charges levied against him, because of which he is still under house arrest. Now at the start they may not be the best of friends but they soon start seeing eye to eye, with difficulty of course and here starts the master plan of taking Verone down.
It has a typical GTA feel at times and Miami definitely adds up to the whole 'Gangsta' feel.
The Mitsubishi cars are expectantly high on looks and performance( the year is 2003 btw ) and the racing bits of the movie ,lives up to expectation.
The girls are a mixed affair though.
While Eva Mendes plays her role as an undercover cop/ Verone's mistress really well delivering just the right amount of oomph, Suki, the only female racer in the film, doesn't excite you with her looks or acting.
The surprise element of the movie has got to be Ludacris who shines in his cameo as Tej Parker, an ex street racer and a race organizer at the moment. there were moments where I wished that it was him who was Paul Walker's partner rather than Gibson.
Nevertheless it's a fun film and although it seems like a filler when we look at the whole series in context, it;s a no brainer that won't bore you...
So if you have the time, then definitely catch this on Star Movies or watch it on DVD.
I'm going with 2.5 out of 5 for the second installment in this thrilling series..

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