Furious 7 Review

Furious 7 is the seventh (!) installment in The Fast and The Furious series. The film follows Deckard Shaw who is Owen Shaws (villain from the last film) brother, as he tries to hunt down every single member of Doms team for revenge. This is the first film since The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift not to be directed by Justin Lin. It is instead directed by James Wan who has directed films like Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring. The film features a huge cast including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Kurt Russel, Djimon Hounsou, and  Jason Statham. This film (as with the past couple of films) is all about over the top action. If you walk into this movie expecting an amazing plot and great acting then this movie is not for you.

This film is just filled with some awesome fist fights. Some awesome shoot outs. Fantastic chase scenes. It really is a very manly film. You even have girls dancing around in bikinis and booty shots everywhere. And it is all done in the most over the top way possible. The good thing is that all the action is very well done, and doesn't feature any shaky cam. James Wan really knows how to film action, which was one of my fears going into the movie because he is more of a horror movie director and had never done anything like this before. The movie is really non stop action, and it is an insane amount of fun to watch. The fact that the whole cast works so well together and actually feels like a family just makes all their interaction a lot more fun to watch. Jason Statham as the villain was really bad ass. Specially since he almost always shows up by himself. He doesn't need henchmen or others helping him, and that makes him even cooler.

My only two complaints are the fact that Dwayne Johnson is just in the movie during the beginning and during the end, and the fact that the plot is pretty convoluted. There are a ton of characters and a ton of things happening at once, but since this film really isn't about plot and character development it doesn't really matter too much.

Another thing that has to be discussed is Paul Walker. As I guess everyone knows he died in a car accident back in 2013 while the movie was still shooting. He did manage to complete 85% of the film, while the rest was completed with the help of his brothers and CGI. The CGI is pretty noticeable which might take some out of the movie, but it isn't too bad. One thing that I did love was the way they handled the characters exit from the films. It was done perfectly. But the best thing was the final scene. It was perfect and I can't think of a better way they could have ended the film.

 Furious 7 is a film that has to be watched on the big screen. It is over the top and ridiculous, but that's what everyone wants this films to be and it works. It is almost impossible not to have fun while watching it, and the way they handled Paul Walker was perfect, even if the CGI wasn't the greatest ever. Definitely watch Furious 7, it is simply awesome. 4.5/5