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Epic, fantastical and full on stunts and audacious set pieces; cars, cars and even more cars, though London has the vroooomiest as Helen Mirren channels Dick Van Dyke with the worst Mockney Cockney accent ever (but best car and police pursuit evasion, and style). Big emotions, flashbacks, what it means to be a man, and a considerably bigger budget for the women's wardrobes and better scripts for female actors - they actually have lines and sisterhood rather than being bonnet and eye candy. It's an altogether classier affair and very, very funny - noticeably less bootylicious and less sweary and tho a bit naff sometimes in the way it's portrayed, faith focused, which is an unexpected and unusual twist for a fast car movie.
James Bond does, however, has a lot to answer for as rather than stroking a cat in a swivel power chair, every villain is now contained in a Perspex box with extreme lighting. Charlize Theron's villainess has one better though - she has brains and drones! (and air holes). The locations and stunts are amazingly shot - boundaries of space and gravity are considerably pushed, even taking one giant leap for F9 kind and launching into the final frontier. Some nice diverse casting, a lot of comedy and almost F9: the Fam edition hits the road. The younger versions of the two brothers are nicely cast and even though it's 1989, the girls portrayed again have considerably more and bigger clothes than earlier Fast 'n' Furious epics, which along with the diversity of casting, is appreciated. Could do with some more cars - but here armoured vehicles, stealth planes, Jeeps and Land Rovers, and some rather nice fast cars are on duty, as is science!
Edinburgh's world heritage status is threatened in this movie, as is Fast and Furious as so much of Edinburgh is pedestrianised, so I did wonder how far they'd go. It's also the scene of a first driving lesson in pursuit of the bad guy! Apart from seriously playing with their food and not eating during a Tokyo scene, sisters are doing it for themselves, and team work here does make the dream work as they battle villains, shootings, bombs, count downs, satellites and traffic stand offs, even weaponising amusingly their domestic role. Thankfully no-one dies really in this world; villains bounce (though they may fall, roll and explode horribly) and the F&F team seem invincible, almost as if they're in a movie.
Apart from the drinking of alarmingly named Corona Beer at the end and the Estonian playboy channelling Joe Bonamassa, this movie is a lot of fun and good natured spectacle in what has been an awful two years globally. Thank you F9 for bringing some welcome cheer! Didn't see the Physics/science plots at all coming, or the giant leap for F9 kind in sorting out that satellite. Appreciated the Minions joke and the ad-hocness of it all - diving suits and rubber gloves are utilised without being used for diving! Appreciate very much the epicness, but also the equality drive in portraying women as women in a range of roles as fighters, mothers, sisters, friends, teammates, and respected equals and no gratuitous bum shots in too small bikinis! A class act, but slightly more cars please!
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