Paul Walker is taking his talents to South Beach...
The Story:
Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) is living in Miami, trying to make ends meet as a street racer. It seems his last steady gig ended when he made a decision that cost him his job. Now presented with an opportunity at redemption, O'Conner must again go undercover to help nail a drug lord (Cole Hauser). However, he's going to need a partner, so he enlists the aid of childhood pal Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) to help him make the runs. However, once again, O'Conner falls for a woman (Eva Mendes) and jeopardizes everything.
Won't he ever learn?
Well, they certainly missed having the charisma of Vin Diesel for this one.
That said, it's not too terribly bad. It's simply different from the first one.
Different city, different supporting characters, including Ludacris as the local garage owner and guy that helps get Brian some racing gigs. They were clever in bringing back Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins to help tie this installment to the first film.
John Singleton takes overs the director's chair, and this too is his only outing with the franchise.
He decided that his next film would be the underrated and enjoyable Four Brothers, and he would take the film's "true star"... Tyrese Gibson with him to make that one.
Poor Paul Walker, the guy gets no love!
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Oh well, I'm sure he'll happily sign up if they have another Fast and Furious sequel, right?
Final Grade: B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Amazingly, I don't have this one. I will have to correct that mistake in the near future.
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