2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

The worst one is of course Tokyo Drift.I love this franchise and I'm a big fan of the late Paul Walker.And I know it introduces Rome and Tej and it's a setup for all the movies starting with number 4 with all the many added characters.But lets face it: 2 Fast is retarded. Without Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster, Walker's O' Conner (why is it spelled that stupid way??) is not working.First of, why is Tej wearing that ridiculous afro wig in the opening scene? Secondly: it's one thing that the many, many black, Asian and hispanic characters speak ebonics-English, but why do Brian speak it? He is an intelligent former cop, not a black rapper or a member of a black gang. It's like the also black director of the movie told him to speak Ebonics to blend in with the rest of the mostly black, Asian and hispanic cast. The result: Brian comes off as a dumb loser and doesn't seem like the Bran we liked in the first movie.Thirdly: the many car chases are filled with horrible cgi.Four: the villain played by the homeless mans Matthew McConaughey: Cole Hauser is not only pathetic but the one scene where he is suppose to be menacing, comes off as pointless, because of bad directing and censorship due to the PG13 rating.Five: Yes I'm talking about the scene with the rat in the bucket in the nightclub. Hausers character clearly says the f-word in in the middle of a sentence the scene but it has been clumsily edited out so it comes of as weird and ruins the moment. The complete lack of emotion from Rome and especially Brian, watching a dirty cop being tortured, makes the scene boring.Six: Eva Mendes as an undercover cop working for the badguy is not working. Shes not attractive, she's barely in the movie, has almost no lines. And her part is pretty much the damsel in distress. She is so insignifigant, that she could easily not have been in the movie and no one would notice it. Seven: Brian and Rome both has a lot at stake here. Yet they both act like a couple of teenage boys that are too stupid to understand the trouble they're in. And that they can both face jail-time if they fail. Which makes this as movie without a single likable character in it.And this movie fails on every level. From the ebonics to the retarded characters to the bad screenplay to the inept directing and acting.Unless you're a 14 year old boy, that are happy with action-scenes and babes and nothing else going on in it, you will hate this movie.

I'm as big of a fan of the Fast & Furious as anybody, but there's no question the low point of the series is the 2nd and 3rd film. 2 Fast 2 Furious is in large part just a complete rehash of the first film, but without the fun action and fun cheesy lines. The film attempts to do both of those, but fails miserably.Paul Walker is back as Brian O'Conner, the now former cop turned undercover agent, but instead of Dominic Toretto he's joined by Roman Pearce, played by Tyrese Gibson. Their chemistry is undeniable, but their acting? Yeah, it's not exactly Oscar caliber. Of course, I'm not expecting any of these movies to win academy awards, but I shouldn't cringe watching their acting for a good portion of the film. Eva Mendes also joins the cast this time, as a useless character that somewhat pines after O'Conner but is more or less just there as eye candy for the audience. Which pretty much describes the entire movie. It's nice to look at, but there's absolutely no point to this film.O'Conner & Pearce are hired by the FBI to infiltrate and take down criminal, Carter Verone, who plans to sell drugs and steal money, I think. We don't learn much about Verone, and he's pretty much your standard prototypical B-movie villain. Again, those adjectives can describe the overall quality of the film, standard and prototypical. Besides an occasional drag race or bland action sequence, I'm not sure what's really happening in this film. Why do we even care?It's the worst acted, written, and directed of the entire series, by far. When I go back and watch Tokyo Drift that could change, but I remember liking this film more the first time I watched it. Despite looking kind of neat, the action is sub-par. And that's the centerpiece of this franchise. If you're not already selling the film on acting or story, then you need something to keep my attention. Oh, and there's also this random torture scene that doesn't fit in at all with the rest of the film tonally. 2 Fast 2 Furious is borderline unwatchable.+Beautiful locations & cars-But that amounts to nothing film-wise-Poor acting, writing, and directing-Rehash of the first film4.0/10

"The Fast and the Furious" was only a decent movie with Vin Diesel. Then Universal opted to move forward on a quick-turnaround sequel without one half of the duo that kept that movie engaging. Surprisingly, this doesn't completely doom "2 Fast 2 Furious," which struggles more with identity than it does trying to replace Diesel with Tyrese."2 Fast" moves the action to South Florida and opens with a neon-bedazzled street race that re-evokes the campy MTV Spring Break aesthetic of the last movie. O'Conner (Paul Walker) has been evading the law since he "flipped," but he can't help get in the game when Tej (Ludicrous) calls him up. Unsurprisingly, the cops bust the party and it lands O'Conner in federal custody. Agents Markham (James Remar) and Bilkins (Thom Barry, from the first film) then give O'Conner an ultimatum: Help their undercover agent (Eva Mendes) take down Miami drug lord Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) or prison. When they say he needs a partner, he enlists the help of childhood buddy Roman Pierce (Tyrese) with whom he left things on bad terms.Understanding that being without Dominic Toretto would be a big blow, writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wisely attempt to substitute a co-star that could provide a similar dynamic. Roman "Rome" Pierce fills the hole of having O'Conner be at odds in a brotherly way with someone else. Tyrese steps up admirably, but the rest of the movie ends up painting them as more of a typical buddy-cop duo, with shades of comedy even. Brandt and Haas attempt to go full-scale Hollywood with "2 Fast 2 Furious" and while the inventiveness takes a healthy step forward, it comes at the cost of what made the first film a little more alternative to the typical blockbuster. "The Fast and the Furious" felt a little gritty and down to earth at times, whereas "2 Fast" is thinking about how to be bigger and bolder.Those risks pay off in positive ways when it comes to the entertainment value. A game of chicken in the middle of relay race infuses some energy into what would've been just another race sequence; the warehouse trick has a cool surprise effect; and the final stunt of the film needs no explanation. It's fun and director John Singleton ("Boyz in the Hood") doesn't shy away from fun, even when it crosses the line to silly on many occasions.Yet the net effect of bigger stunts and sequences is not an improvement from the first film because of the way it sells out to a more traditional action movie formula. By the final act, it devolves into a spy movie with street-racing cars, which kind of reveals the entire film to be an attempt to make a "James Bond" movie with a "street" vibe. Even the villain is this rich guy who likes to torture people in gimmicky ways. Mendes is the Bond girl chained to said villain, but of course she's hopelessly attracted to O'Conner. Add all the "bros" and "braes" that O'Conner and Rome ceaselessly spew out, respectively, and it's not hard to see how Universal has taken a classic movie formula and dressed it up to reach an audience that would enjoy seeing Tyrese and Ludicrous in acting roles — or at least pay to see it. The first song used in the soundtrack actually has the phrase "2 Fast 2 Furious" in it. And you can't have rappers and R&B stars without surrounding them with busty women in bikinis to ogle.The digs come easy at "2 Fast 2 Furious" (the title, for one … ), but it manages to be creative and entertaining enough to counter its formulaic approach and desire to appeal to the basest of movie-watchers' instincts. It definitely understands what it is and how to maximize its appeal, even if we're wise to its ways.~Steven CThanks for reading! Check out Movie Muse Reviews for more

2 Fast 2 Furious was a pretty good installment in this franchise. Seeing that Brian was an original member of the cast from the very beginning. Old Blue Eyes is what I called him. I now see that he was the face of the franchise. I will be watching all of the rest of the installments to bring me back up to present day before they bring out the 8th installment. This 8th installment should be interesting to watch and to see who will be in it. Right now I'm watching Tokyo Drift. Last night I watched the the original The Fast and The Furious, I also watched 2 Fast 2 Furious(this one). It was really good .. I love the introduction of Roman Mr. Pierce into the franchise, he brought some comedy relief to the line up. But now watching TD ... I can see where the indifference of the cast members may have come into play. Van Diesel wasn't in 2 but he came back in 3 this one TD and old blue eyes wasn't in TD ...hhhmmm where problems brewing way back when? Anyway let me finish watching this ... So I can do a review on this one. ENJOY