Martin's Musings

It’s the rare film series that makes it to a fifth entry and still manages to entertain.

And who’da thunk it that the Fast and Furious series would be a series that did both?

Fast Five reunites original cast members Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and (the gorgeous) Jordana Brewster, and shifts the action to Rio, where the team schemes to pull off a heist involving the city’s largest crime lord.

New to the series is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as an FBI agent hot on their trail. (No wonder Walker and Diesel’s characters bring back other former F&F stars, including Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Tyrese Gibson, who both appeared in the second film). Continue reading →