Fast Five: The IMAX Experience

Movie: Fast Five: The IMAX Experience

Genre: action thriller

Main characters:

            Dominic Toretto          (Vin Diesal)

            Brian O’Conner          (Paul Walker)

            Mia                              (Jordana Brewster)

            Hobbs                          (Dwayne Johnson)

Synopsis: Number 5 in the Fast and the Furious franchise, features a lot of characters from the last one, plus a new cop: Hobbs.  Hobbs leads a team that the FBI calls on when they need help.  He is an unstoppable force.  When Dominic is broken out of prison, Hobbs is brought in to track him down.  Meantime, Dominic and Brian and Mia have moved to Rio de Janeiro, where they are planning a $100 million heist – with the $100 million belonging to the reigning crime king of Brazil.

My two cents: I loved this movie.  Granted, the plot is a bit thin and some of what  they get away with is  a little hard to swallow – but the car chases are epic, the fights – both with and without guns – are great and there are some very satisfying explosions.  The whole movie was just made for IMAX.  The big showdown fight between Dominic and Hobbs was worth the price of admission.  With IMAX, you could feel the punches.  Also, the theft of some cars from a train was one of the most innovative heists I have seen.  Other than maybe being a few minutes too long, I have no complaints about the movie.  Also, Dwayne Johnson must be doing some serious body building.  He looked awfully ripped in “Faster”, but that was nothing compared to how he looked in this movie.

If you go to see it, don’t leave before the credits are finished. 

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