You may be asking yourself, “Didn’t he already write a review for this movie?” The answer to that question is yes. And no. I wrote a review for the 2001 street racing film of the same name. This film titled The Fast and the Furious is the original. The recent movie just bought the rights to use the name and is totally unrelated to this relatively decent thriller.
John Ireland stars as Frank Webster, a man who recently broke out of jail while serving time for a murder he didn’t commit. At a small-town gas station and road stop, Webster takes a young woman (Connie) and her sports car hostage. With the police in pursuit, they enter the car in a border-crossing rally race that will allow him to get away to Mexico.
Along the way sparks fly between Webster and Connie. She continually tries to escape towards the beginning and does her best to irritate him. By the end of the film they share a mutual romantic interest in each other. They dodge the police, some of Connie’s suspicious friends at the rally race, and other cars during his frantic race for freedom.
While The Fast and the Furious was made as a B-movie, it does have a few merits to speak of. The filming of the race sequences is done quite well and involves some very good stunt driving. The action is tense and keeps you on the edge of your seat as well.
Otherwise, the script is weak (as can be expected from a B-movie) and the acting is a little over-the-top sometimes, but it all adds up to a pleasant 70 minutes in front of the TV screen. The filmmakers weren’t trying to win any Oscars here and they pull off just about all they set out to do.
There is no comparison between The Fast and the Furious and the 2001 film of the same name. This film is by far better, but still nothing too special. Some moviegoers will recognize many of the films elements from the 1994 film The Chase, which is strikingly similar, but not a true remake since The Fast and the Furious was released on the B-market and never made any serious Hollywood rotation.
You may be asking yourself, “Didn’t he already write a review for this movie?” The answer to that question is yes. And no. I wrote a review for the 2001 street racing film of the same name. This film titled The Fast and the Furious is the original. The recent movie just bought the rights to use the name and is totally unrelated to this relatively decent thriller.
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