F9 (2021)
Directed by Justin Lin
Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.
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For all of the cartoonish flair Lin demands, this $200 million tentpole is bound to disappoint anyone hoping for an action movie that can match the skill of “Fast Five” or the unleaded personality of “Tokyo Drift.”
“F9” is directed, once again, by Justin Lin, who put his extravagant stamp on “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and made the next three entries in the series, but considering that “F9” is Lin’s fifth “F and F” film and his first one in eight years, it goes through the motions with more energy than intoxication.
Lin might as well be screaming, “Everything’s connected!” as he pulls in the Tokyo Drift crew (Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Jason Tobin, now all suddenly rocket engineers) and fills in the gaps with lots of Russell’s Mr. Nobody showing up in the shadows of events from Tokyo Drift and beyond.
In general, the writing isn’t as sharp as the last few chapters, maybe because writer Chris Morgan, who began on the “Fast Saga” with Lin’s first movie, Tokyo Drift, is no longer involved.
Unfortunately, the movie's explanation for how he survived the car crash from Tokyo Drift , which was later retconned to be organized by Jason Statham's Shaw, wasn't exactly creative or interesting.
With cameos by everyone from Helen Mirren (of Hobbs & Shaw ), to Shea Whigham (of Fast & Furious ), to Han's Tokyo Drift buddies (Lucas Black, Bow Wow, and Jason Tobin), F9 often feels like a stroll through an old neighborhood where you still know everyone, and everyone knows each other.
The director, F. Gary Gray (“Straight Outta Compton”), did a sleekly sensational job.