2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2003
	Director: John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft)
	Actors: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson (Death Race, Transformers: Dark of the Moon), Cole Hauser (Pitch Black, Olympus has Fallen), Eva Mendes (Once Upon a Time in Mexico)
	Country: USA, D
	Genre: Action
	Conditions of visioning: 11.09.2019, Blu-ray, 40" TV screen
Synopsis: Running from the law, Brian O'Conner (Walker) found his place in Miami. Police catches up with him and he is forced to infiltrate the team of a drug lord. He calls upon an old friend Roman (Gibson) for help.
Review: First, huge disappointment that Vin Diesel and his gang (from The Fast and the Furious) are not in this movie. In exchange we get introduced to two new characters that will stay in the franchise for a while: Roman and Tej. So this may compensate for that.  The car chases are a bit more fun because not in straight line, but it is still as ridiculous how the characters keep their cool when they crash or loose their precious rides. We still get some cool tuned cars, buddies, now more guns, groupies... The story is so obviously empty, that's a huge flaw. Even more that in the first movie you very often feel that the actors (already struggling with the script) are left free in front of the camera for extended periods of time. The director's background in video clips shows a lot. Even more laughable is the short movie The Turbo-Charged Prelude provided on the Blu-ray, supposed to bridge the first two movies and of extreme poor quality. For purists and historian like me only. Two days after watching the movie I already barely remember its details. It can only get better with the following ones... I hope.
Rating: 2 /10