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I
am not sure if GTI’s and crotch rockets go with the
queer scene in Ireland but that’s what this film is
about as its name suggests.
Fast, very fast cars and motorbikes make up this
100 minute film which features the up and coming (over
hyped) Hollywood actor Vin Diesel who pays the part of
street king racer Dominic Toretto.
Yes, Diesel is somewhat attractive, unlike his
co-star Paul Walker who plays the part of the undercover
white cop, sent to root out the truck hi-jackers who are
plaguing that part of California.
Diesel
(Sic) appeals to the mixed race, gym bunny crowd of fast
car aficionados in the USA but me thinks, he won’t have
the same affect over this side of the Atlantic. Opinion
was very divided in the USA when it was released.
The boy racer brigade loved it of course, as did
the rap music and tattoo crowd, but they ignored the
acting and the story line.
The
story line was pathetic if not non-existent. There was no
ending, to anybody’s satisfaction. The leader of the
gang was given the chance to escape. The ending of the
drag race with the Ferrari was cut for some reason.
Basically
we have an undercover cop looking for brownie points by
infiltrating the street racing gangs, looking for
‘respect’ from Toretto by doing some hairy driving,
respect which he gained,………. then falling for his
byrd, ‘Mia’, played by Jordan Brewster. Also given
prominence was Michelle Rodriguez who many of you will
know I admire from the ‘Girl Fight’ film reviewed on
this site. One hellofa Bitch!. Brian’s
(Paul Walker) relation ship provided the only decent catch
phrase of the film……….Dom; “you break her heart
and I’ll break your neck”
Well
break her neck he didn’t, there wasn’t even a romp
scene! But he did admit to her that he was a cop and that
he really wanted to save Dom’s life from the Truck
drivers and the Chinese gang.
So we had the usual chase……! Did it ever occur
to any truck driver to stop?
If
you are into that type of music, (Rap etc) then go a
decent cinema like Liffey Valley where the sound
vibrations was pumped out at ya. Possibly only the Pod
would have been louder!!
So
now you know what to do with your Honda Civic on Dame
Street after the clubs shut.. “Live your life a quarter
of a mile at a time, nothing else matters, for those ten
seconds, you are free” until you run into my ten minute
car!!
If
you know your twin carbs from your quiche then check this
film out.
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