Alright, alright, alright! Tonight, we have reached the end of the Fast & The Furious marathon. That is at least until Fast & The Furious 9 is released towards the end of this month, and I see it either then, or somewhat shortly after. We shall see! Regardless, let’s finish things off by reviewing The Fate Of The Furious.
Plot: When a cyberterrorist named Cipher (Charlize Theron) orders Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) to work for her in order to not jeopardize the lives of his friends, Dom is forced to go against what he, and his friends stand for, and go undercover as a result. With surprising twists, and turns that occur along the way, can Dom find a way to bring down Cipher, and her organization, and reconcile with his tram once and for all?
Okay, sequels like 5, 6, and 7 may have been really good with this film series. However, this is a sequel that seems to have nearly everything that one could ask for in a film. It deals with some heavy subjects throughout the film. There are things like betrayal, for instance. You know that Dom doesn’t want to become a terrorist, or get involved in activities that are wrong. However, because he knows that if he can do them, it would save the lives of his friends, then he reluctantly goes through with what Cipher orders him to do anyway, how matter how difficult that may be. Yeah, can you, imagine being in someone like his shoes? Well, I guess it’s not unlike with say the situation in 1971’s Fiddler On The Roof, where the Constable in that film had to do some very heinous things, but hopefully save more lives in the process. Hard to explain, right? So yeah, this is a sequel that tackles some very heavy subjects like betrayal, compromise, “doing the wrong thing for the supposed right reasons,” and things like that. In essence, you can tell that Dom is conflicted on the inside. He doesn’t want to commit certain crimes. Yet, on the other hand, he doesn’t want anyone to to get hurt. The characters are also all well done. Not to mention that the characters are all more complex this time around. One of the main reasons for this is because their emotions are handled well in terms when they feel angry, happy, or whatever else. Oh, and most of then do their best to show grace, mercy, and compassion towards Dom, even when they end up being confused by his actions. But best of all, Charlize Theron’s character, Cipher, really steals the show. Let me tell you, if the villains of this movie franchise were to be ranked 1-8, soon to be 9, Cipher may yet be at either number one, or number two. I’m probably going to say 1, though. She is cold-hearted, creates some of the most dastardly, and diabolical schemes, and will not relent from carrying out her mission. Honestly, if you liked female villains like Elsa Schneider from Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade, the main female villain in 007: Die Another Day, or some of those female villains, chances are you will most definitely like Cipher as well. And how could I forget to mention the humor from Tyrse Gibson’s character, Roman Pearce. Definitely an example of another person, who steals the show with his comedy. Additionally, the movie is good at making certain unexpected drama occur as well. This movie has tragic scenes that will easily pull at your heartstrings. Oh, and there are some really interesting twists, and turns, both good, and bad ones. And how about the climax? Now, a lot of the climaxes of those movies have been good. However, the climax here blows them all out of the water. I will just say right now that when filming scenes like it, I was surprised by how well they seemed to pull it off. I wonder if it was filmed at that actual location, or if it was more props that had to be used in this case. You got me!
And that’s my review for The Fate Of The Furious. if you want to see a sequel that really, really ups their game, then definitely see it, you won’t be sorry fir seeing this one.
Final Grace: A+
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