The little franchise that keeps delivering continues to defy all expectations. There is no doubt that this is dumb-fun formula film-making, but it is also riotously entertaining. The London setting for the majority of the film interestingly creates a more grounded background than the last entry's more exotic Rio, although the globe-trotting elements present give the film scope and interest. The team is so bonded and established that the relationships and sparky dialogue convinces, and amongst all the car carnage there is some lovely humour and a sprinkling of self-aware comments. In terms of the big set pieces, Fast & Furious 6 finds a new level of insanity and truly delivers, including three impossible jaw-dropping moments, and the fight scenes, stunts and car action are all superbly executed and exciting to watch. The return of the wonderful Michelle Rodriguez gives the narrative and the relationships a welcome frisson, Luke Evans is a subdued by acceptably controlled villain, Paul Walker gives an unusually strong performance this time out, and Dwayne Johnson shows that he is a considerably better fit to the Fast & Furious franchise than in the recent G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The huge final showdown involving the transport plane seen in the trailer is quite extraordinary and supremely well-staged (but do not stop to consider how long is that runway!). Overall, little is new, but the generous running time flies by and the film is consistently enjoyable. To cap it all, the set-up for the next movie (stay in your seats, it follows straight after the 'drive safely' warning) involves another surprise appearance and is a real crowd-pleaser: roll on Number 7!
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