For the first time in franchise history, the characters that audiences have become so invested in over the past decade travel outside of the United States for the entirety of the film. For a third time, director Justin Lin steps in to direct what is technically the fifth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. The film picks up immediately after the previous film as Mia (Jordana Brewster), Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker), Tego Calderon (Leo) and Don Omar (Santos)--these two characters’ names were changed between the previous film and this one--work together to bust Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) out of prison before he even arrives. With this, the audience is introduced to immediate action and Lin sets the tone for what is to come throughout the rest of the film. He was clear that the rest of the film would be over the top and filled with ridiculous action sequences. He kept to his word and the film consisted of just that: insane action, nearly impossible stunts and just about everything to make a successful action film in Hollywood. It almost appeared that Lin and the rest of his crew made it a point to top themselves as the film progressed; this worked in their favor as it kept viewers engaged and enjoying themselves. The most exciting part of the film was Lin’s decision to bring characters back from every installment of the franchise. Brian, Dom and Mia were joined by Matt Schulze’s Vince, Gal Gadot’s Giselle, Sung Kang’s Han, Tyrese Gibson’s Rome and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges’ Tej. Each of the characters that people had become attached to in each of the films was brought back in one of the greatest team-up films to date. This all-star team finds itself in Rio de Janeiro being chased by both the country’s biggest crime boss (Joaquim de Almeida’s Reyes) and a stingy federal agent (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Hobbs). Johnson’s presence in the film added to the dimension of earnestness that already existed in the idea of family that ran throughout the franchise to date. Lin continued moving the franchise further and further away from what initially drew in fans, street racing. With the exception of a thirty-second race towards the end of the film, that aspect of the franchise was essentially thrown completely out the window. While this caused some fans to turn their noses up to the franchise, converting this film into nothing short of a heist film, while still maintaining its connection to fast cars and women, allowed a new brand of viewers to fall in love with the franchise. Through impeccable chemistry among each of the ten protagonists, non-stop action that had audiences on the edge of their seats and a story that made those audience members connect quite well with the characters, Lin managed to follow up his moderately successful Fast & Furious with one of the best installments of the franchise. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596343/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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