Just like last year, it looks like 2015's summer block buster movies are coming earlier than ever and here to kick off the season is the 7th entry in the racing power house franchise, Furious 7, but how did this film stack up against the rest? Let's take a look.
There's no getting around the fact that the Fast and Furious franchise bases it's films on a key formula including insane and nearly laughable action scenes, car candy, and girls, and if you're going into Furious 7 thinking you'll see something different, you're wrong. With all that said, Furious 7 is still one of the best films of the Franchise, even if it's a hard pill to swallow. The action and fight scenes are well choreographed, the car stunts are bolder than ever and the dialogue is just as cheesy. Jason Statham was the perfect addition as the villain, Deckard Shaw, and the Rock's return as Luke Hobbes didn't get nearly enough screen time. The movie feels a bit convoluted at times but even the dialogue heavy scenes are cut and edited so quickly that it feels like it's only minutes between next car or fight scene. The best of Furious 7 is it's polite and respectful send off to an actor who died far too young. While I don't want to spoil the bittersweet ending, it can't help but cement the fact that Paul Walker is no longer with us and his character will most likely not return to the franchise, CGI or not. Furious 7 serves as a long and sweet goodbye to an actor and character that's appeared in one of the biggest movie franchises and he will no doubt be missed, by his on screen family and plenty of fans. Rest in Peace Paul Walker and as Dom Terretto would say, "Salute, mi familia."
There's no getting around the fact that the Fast and Furious franchise bases it's films on a key formula including insane and nearly laughable action scenes, car candy, and girls, and if you're going into Furious 7 thinking you'll see something different, you're wrong. With all that said, Furious 7 is still one of the best films of the Franchise, even if it's a hard pill to swallow. The action and fight scenes are well choreographed, the car stunts are bolder than ever and the dialogue is just as cheesy. Jason Statham was the perfect addition as the villain, Deckard Shaw, and the Rock's return as Luke Hobbes didn't get nearly enough screen time. The movie feels a bit convoluted at times but even the dialogue heavy scenes are cut and edited so quickly that it feels like it's only minutes between next car or fight scene. The best of Furious 7 is it's polite and respectful send off to an actor who died far too young. While I don't want to spoil the bittersweet ending, it can't help but cement the fact that Paul Walker is no longer with us and his character will most likely not return to the franchise, CGI or not. Furious 7 serves as a long and sweet goodbye to an actor and character that's appeared in one of the biggest movie franchises and he will no doubt be missed, by his on screen family and plenty of fans. Rest in Peace Paul Walker and as Dom Terretto would say, "Salute, mi familia."
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