Review: Fast & Furious 6

If you were a fan of the previous installment in the Fast & Furious films, then you'll love part six of the series - as it takes all of the chaos of the previous Rio heist and adds more of pretty much everything.

Those who weren't a fan will find that whilst its an improvement on the the last one, some of the same flaws still remain. Whilst the story is slightly less flimsy this time (just) and unlike the last one actually tries to place events somewhere in the timeline, it still suffers problems from trying to cram too many characters in alongside token car races every now and then just to stay true to the franchise's origins.

Gina Carano stands out of the huge array of characters and even manages to outshine The Rock in their double act, which is no mean feat considering how he made the film his own the last time around. Luke Evans is the main villain is a bit of an afterthought as he tries to get a computer chip for nefarious reasons that are never really delved into that much, as a result of having such an undeveloped character the tension is never really there to keep your attention as to how and when the good guys will come out on top. Hopefully that isn't the case for Fast & Furious 7, as the post-credit sequence teases the appearance of a new character that will leave all action move fans on the edge of their seats.

Review: Fast & Furious Five

A sign of how far this fifth installment has moved away from the origins of the Fast & Furious franchise is when the time comes in story for an actual street race to take place, they skip over it and don't actual show it on screen.

Fast Five reinvents the series as an action heist film and the end result is the equivalent of Ocean's Eleven on steroids as Vin Diesel gets the band back together to take down a corrupt Brazilian businessman before The Rock's DDS agent can bring them in.

At any point if you stop and analyse what is actually going on in Fast Five, you realise its utter bobbins with enough gaps in logic to drive a muscle car through, but with your brain switched off the sheer ridiculousness of it all is highly enjoyable, with the 2 hour plus running time flying by much quicker than it has any right to - The Rock is star of the show playing a sort of Dog The Bounty Hunter with extra guns and is the nearest thing to a modern day Arnold Schwarzenegger, pumped up to the max with a one-liner after every punch/