By this point there seems little for a new Fast & Furious film to do other than entertain its fans and deliver on spectacle, and this ninth entry delivers well on both counts. Drawing on the whole saga for plot points and returning characters (pleasingly, even the unnecessarily-reviled Tokyo Drift!), the film is slick, formulaic and repetitive, even down to the use of camera, but storytelling here is much more coherent and effective than in the previous movie. The three big set pieces offer breath-holding moments, the outer-space sequence is as daft as it sounded when first rumoured, and notably the women are given a bit more to do this time, with the welcome return of Jordana Brewster to the main action. The core concept of family is still to the fore, and the addition of John Cena as Toretto's long-lost brother works appropriately (with one great smackdown between the two brothers) although at times he seems a little underpowered as the big threat. Whilst nowhere neat the best of the series, Fast & Furious 9 is a solid, well-written and fan-pleasing slice of big action entertainment, a welcome return to form after Number 8 and sets up the two-film finale in a positive way.
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