The acting challenged cast of Fast Five consists of Vin Diesel the leader of a team of street racers hiding out in Rio. Along with Diesel is Paul Walker as his partner and Walker's skanky girlfriend played by Jordana Brewster who is also supposed to be Diesel's sister. In hot pursuit is Dwayne Johnson or "The Rock" or whatever he is calling himself these days as a very sweaty federal agent.
There's lots of car chasing action, much of it very good, but the film is way too long. They could have easily lost about 30 minutes of it's running time had the plot been tightened up. There is a lot of boring, planning the big heist stuff between the action scenes. Also the promised "Wall of Gunfire" never happens.
Probably the most hilarious aspects of the film are the character moments that are stuck throughout the film. One has to listen to Diesel mumble about his relationship with his father. A jive spouting black guy is supposed to be the comedy relief and the women are essentially Barbie dolls who know their place for the most part.
The men sit around partying, drinking beer and have a big barbecue before they pull off their caper. This is male fantasy time, fast cars and loose women.
The film has the now required and way overused coda scene that runs after the credits. At the end of Fast Five, federal agent Eva Mendes in very high heels and a low cut blouse, the required dress code, hands a file to sweaty Duane Johnson signaling that there will be another film in The Fast and Furious franchise.
130 minutes
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