FAST & FURIOUS 4
VROOOOMMM... NOT BARABAR, SO AGAIN.....VROOOOOOOOMMM....
by Vishal Verma

A Paramount Films of India release of a Universal Picture with Original Film. Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel & Michael Fottrell. Executive producer: 
Samantha Vincent.Director: Justin Lin. Screenwriter: Chris Morgan. Composer: Bryan Tyler. Genre: Action thriller. Target Audience: General.

Starring
Vin Diesel ...  Dominic Toretto
 Paul Walker ...  Brian O'Conner
 Jordana Brewster ...  Mia Toretto
 Michelle Rodriguez ...  Letty
 John Ortiz ...  Campos
 Laz Alonso ...  Fenix Rise
 Gal Gadot ...  Gisele Harabo
 Jack Conley ...  Penning
 Shea Whigham ...  Agent Ben Stasiak
 Liza Lapira ...  Agent Sophie Trinh
 Sung Kang ...  Han Lue
 Don Omar ...  Himself
 Mirtha Michelle ...  Cara
 Greg Cipes ...  Dwight
 Tego Calderon ...  Tego
 Ron Yuan ...  David Park
 Joe Hursley ...  Virgil
 Cesar Garcia ...  Juvenal
 Neil Brown Jr. ...  Malik
 Wilmer Calderon ...  Tash
Luis Moncada ...  Scar Thug
 Kofi Natei ...  Thug
 McCaleb Burnett ...  Federal Investigator
 Greg Collins ...  Lead Investigator
Lou Beatty Jr. ...  Judge
 Julian Starks ...  Bailiff
Marco Rodríguez ...  Mexican Priest

 Technical Analysis
The factory recall isn,t much vroooomm, vroommm man, though the four original stars of “The Fast & The Furious” are back for the streamlined-title sequel “Fast & Furious,” where our body of steel Diesel gets a producer’s cap & makes it obvious for the helmer Justin Lin (“Better Luck Tomorrow,” “Shopping for Fangs”) to concentrate more on Dominic’s tortured monologues rather then the effective and thrilling racing scenes that made this franchise worth a drive.

Considering Lin gave “The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift” its becomes more disappointing cause the latest installment is mostly aloof from the euphoria.

After wowing us with such an amazing opening, where Diesel's Dom, Michelle Rodriguez's Letty and other drivers stage an elaborate heist of a bunch of oil tankers, leading to an explosion-filled sequence which greatly ups the ante from what was done in earlier installments, the movie gets bogged down as it struggles to bring the cast back together.

And come on baby don,t cry, No one is going to watch a "Fast and Furious" movie to see Vin Diesel or Paul Walker or Jordana Brewster emote to swelling strings.

The whole cast reunion is something of a bait-and-switch anyway, since Michelle Rodriguez disappears from the proceedings early on.

Either way, there's no denying that the movie is all about the cool cars. Justin Lin tries in vain to capture the feel of the original movie with the music and party scenes with women all around. 
Surprisingly, there's only really one of the franchise's trademark street races, a crazy tech-enhanced race through the busy streets of L.A.'s Koreatown that probably owes more to Death Race than the original movie.

There are also a number of exciting chases though underground tunnels, though most of the time, the cars are admired more as they're first unveiled rather than as we watch them being destroyed.
Regardless, if you're just looking to drool over cool cars, a few cool chases, and don't mind a lot of mindless blather in between the action, then you're likely to forgive the awful writing and weak acting that keeps the movie from delivering an experience as strong as the original.

The fourth installment is played too seriously, rather than being as fun as the original and as a result the movie gets 2 out of five for the racy thrilling opening chase & the climax in the tunnel.

The Story
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed -- Fast & Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert.
When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him.

Business Analysis
The return of the original cast will certainly be a draw, & should save careers of those are involved in this project. But most guys will be curious for the exciting street races and car chases that have become the trademark of the franchise. Which surprisingly isn,t much.

Other Credits
Cinematography: Amir M. Mokri. Editors: Fred Raskin & Christian Wagner. Casting: Sarah Finn & Randi Hiller. Production Design: Ida Random. Art Direction: David Lazan. Set Decoration: Douglas A. Mowat. Costume Design: Sanja Milkovic Hays.

Sound effects editor: George Pereyra. Special effects on-set supervisor: William H. Schirmer. VFX camera supervisor: Chris Dawson. Visual effects artist: 3D scanning & modeling Yoshi DeHerrera. Media Consultancy(India): Percept Profile (A Division of Percept Limited). Reviewed at Famous Preview Theatre, Mumbai on March 31, 2009. Running time: 1 Hr. 09 minutes.

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