Fast and Furious 6 has a similar beefed-up vibe as Fast Five with no shortage of big action set-pieces and thrills. The stunts and action sequences featured in this film are absolutely insane and amongst the best ever put on film. From hand-to-hand combat to car chases, this film delivers high-octane action in droves. The filmmakers intent was to stage epic, absurd action sequences and they absolutely knocked it out of the park. This series has also recently benefited from the insertion of humor into the scripts and this installment is easily the funniest yet. Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris shoot off one-liners effortlessly and the interactions between their two characters are priceless leading to a great dynamic developing over the past two films. The rest of the cast is also strong per usual with Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson being completely in their wheelhouse and it was a lot of fun to watch a film where Johnson's character is on the same side as Diesel and Walker's gang of likable criminals.
Given the quality of the past few films, you have to give a lot of credit to writer Chris Morgan and director Justin Lin for taking this series in a different direction. Since they took over the series on Tokyo Drift, The action has gotten better, humor and a self-aware tone was inserted and there is actually some pretty good storytelling present. Lin and Morgan don't really get enough credit how substantial their contributions to this franchise have been, they are solely responsible for taking this series to pretty good to truly elite action movies. Fast and Furious 6 is an insanely entertaining action flick that never takes itself too seriously. It's a small step behind Fast Five, but Fast and Furious 6 is still a must-see action blockbuster.
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