In what can only be described as cars, girls, speed and full-throttle action on steroids, 'Fast & Furious 7' (or 'Furious 7') is one hell of a ride, and a fitting tribute to the life of the late 'Furious' superstar, Paul Walker.
Action packed from the get-go, Jason Statham plays 'Furious 7' bad guy Deckard Shaw who opens the film in dramatic fashion, vowing to avenge his younger brother and 'Fast & Furious 6' villain Owen (Luke Evans), after his defeat at the hands of the 'Furious' crew.
Forced to defend themselves, 'Furious' main members Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges) and Hobbs (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) find themselves plummeted into the world of hacking and organised crime, whereby in their mission to fight Shaw, become entangled in a fight to save hacker, Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) from the grips of underworld figure, Jakande (Djimon Honsou).
Ramsey holds the key to unlocking 'God’s Eye', an ingenious IT tracking system capable of hacking into any device around the world, so in order to defeat Shaw and to save the world from corruption, the crew must rescue Ramsey and turn 'God’s Eye’ over to the authorities.In its seventh edition, 'Fast 7 Furious' Director, James Wan, has delivered the most intense version of the series yet, with explosive action, car chases and fight scenes galore, upping the ante by adding international movie stars Tony Jaa, Kurt Russel and Ronda Rousey to the mix.
There are a number of hilarious moments and plenty of superhero cheese, with one of the highlights involving a car chase flying through buildings and plenty of laughable and somewhat corny one-liners from The Rock, albeit making for entertaining viewing.
Underneath all of the action and drama, however, there is also a deep sense of sadness throughout the film with the untenable understanding that this will be the last time we see cop-turned-boy-racer, Brian O’Conner (Walker).
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Knowing Paul Walker will never again grace the big screen leaves the film hanging on a sombre, yet humbling note and proves that at the end of the day, no amount of thrill seeking can ever replace the importance of love and family – a message hammered home throughout every scene.
4.5/5
'Fast & Furious 7' is in cinemas 2 April.
'Fast & Furious 7' review part 1.
