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Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
This film feels a bit more boring compared to the previous two Fast and Furious. I was surprised that while the movie is still centered on racing, a huge focus was upon the main character stealing someone's girlfriend and apparently learning some life's lessons. The main character is unlikable during the beginning of the movie, purely due to his attitude. What is up with him just deciding to steal someone's girlfriend every single time? He's portrayed as reckless and irrational, trying for the badass look but it just makes him annoying. While it doesn't get much better later in the film, the bigger jerk for an antagonist makes you cheer for the main character in the end in that hopes that he wins. It's also quite pathetic when you think that whenever this guy just comes and talks to your girl, you automatically want to fight him. The focus on the women here is a bit sterotypical. At least the racing scenes were passable, it doesn't give you any rush but it's interesting enough to keep watching and frankly, it's probably the best parts of the film (as the rest is kinda boring talk). I think the biggest drawback here is the somewhat cheesy dialogue that you just can't take seriously.