"Fast Five" (2011) Review
Director: Justin Lin Written By: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Dwayne Johnson. One thing director Justin Lin does well in this film besides the action is the setting. I would argue, this makes Brazil feel more like a character than the titular Tokyo in Tokyo Drift. Why is this the case? Well, just the opening paining shot of Christ the Redeemer and then the swaying around the mountains of tin roof homes, highlighting the poverty in the area as Brian and Mia and Dom are now “laying low”. It welcomes you into the world by forcing it upon you. If Fast and Furious is their Empire Strikes Back then this is their return of the Jedi. Immediately delivering with a rescue mission and then heading to an underdeveloped area and robbing the people who took over that area. It’s honestly Return of the Jedi if they made...