Fast & Furious' most disappointing film makes this $626 million hit even better in retrospect

Fast Xprobably Fast and Furious' most disappointing film, makes the franchise's $626 million box office haul even more impressive in retrospect. What began as a small crime thriller on the streets of Los Angeles has now become a global blockbuster franchise, with each film bigger than the last. Fast XThe box office results and the mixed to poor reviews suggest that the formula of the saga, which was based on Fast Five (2011), wears out.

It is hard to imagine that there will ever be another Fast and Furious Movie like Fast Five unless the upcoming Fast and Furious 11 is a significant improvement over its predecessor. Fast Five was the film that the Fast Saga needed after the franchise regained momentum with Fast & Furious (2009), which changed the intellectual property forever and paved the way for the films to become box office hits. While Fast Five showed the potential of Fast and Furious franchise, Fast X confirmed everything that was wrong with the recent films in the series.

Fast X tried to copy the magic of Fast Five (and it failed)

Fast X had many Fast Five connections

Fast X tries to replicate the best things Fast Fivebut he did not succeed. From the opening of the film with a Fast Five Flashback to the return to Rio de Janeiro, Fast X wanted the audience to remember Fast and Furious' best film. Jason Momoa's Dante Reyes, a character who in Fast X and was therefore not in Fast Fivewas later redesigned as Hernan Reyes' son. Dante’s quest for revenge was directly linked to Fast Five and even led to a reissue of the iconic “This is Brazil” Encounter between Toretto and Hobbs.

Fast X was also similar to Fast Five in the sense that it brought together all the biggest characters of the franchise for a huge crossover. Aside from the direct connections and the callbacks, Fast X could not keep up with what Fast Five Despite the price of 340 million dollars, the Fast X the most expensive Fast and Furious The film had many problems up to that point and was too big for its own good. Fast Five was a far better film in terms of pace, script and action sequenceswhich are all elements Fast X had to fight.

Fast X's problems show how great Fast Five was

Fast Five has achieved something special

Fast X was supposed to be the climax of the Fast Saga, a film that would do justice to the magnitude of the saga. While Fast X was larger than its predecessors, but also the most flawed Fast and Furious Film for years. Compared to Fast X and even other high-budget Fast and Furious Movies, Fast Five did a much better job of balancing character moments, exciting action and a good story. More than a decade later Fast Five is still the benchmark for what Fast and Furious may be.

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Fast X

Vin Diesel and the family return for the tenth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise in Fast X. Charlize Theron returns as Cipher and teams up with Dante Reyes, a former enemy of the Fast family who seeks to avenge the death of his father Hernan Reyes after the events of Fast Five. Fast X is part one of a two-part conclusion to the series.

director

Louis Leterrier

Release date

19 May 2023

Pour

Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron

Duration

141 minutes

budget

340 million US dollars

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