Chad Lindberg, Ja Rule, Jordana Brewster

Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance racecars and perfecting the art of computer control...( read more  read more... )led fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of streetcar racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realizes he's an undercover cop and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Rob Cohen

Release Date: June 22, 2001

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  • September 27, 2009
    A cop (Paul Walker) goes undercover to try catch a group of robbers. In order to get near the gang he has to street race cars. Vin Diesel is so cool. Love the cars and the car chases. Michelle is mean.
  • August 27, 2009
    I like nice cars but I don't like this film. It's a real chav favourite
  • August 22, 2009
    Hot cars...
  • July 31, 2009
    Excellent film! Vous aimez les voitures, les jolies femmes? Et bien en voici un avec d'excellent acteur tel que Vin Diesel et Paul Walker. Très beau duo ;)

    J'adore la charger! :D Dommage qu'il la démolisse à la fin! :(
  • July 28, 2009
    "If loyalties must be broken, If the lines must be crossed, do it fast, do it Furious"

    An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racin...( read more)g friends become the prime suspects.

    REVIEW

    In The Fast and the Furious, Paul Walker stars as an undercover cop who's seduced by the underground world of drag racing. Vin Diesel is the head of one particular racing gang that enjoys stealing DVD players off trucks, preferring to do so while the truck is moving at high speeds, perhap for the sheer thrill of it (and spending countless money on NOS, no less). That's just one of the movie's many idiocies, which would be forgivable if the movie was consistently entertaining. It's not.

    Instead of high-octance action, we get too much focus on a plot that's sleep-inducing and actors who look more comfortable posing for a magazine than enunciating dialogue. Only Vin Diesel makes an impression, though he's certainly not aided by the giggle-inducing dialogue ("You break her heart, I break your neck"). As for the story, it can be summed up as Point Break with fast cars and the idiots who drive them. Lead Paul Walker is thoroughly unconvincing as the undercover cop and he shares zero chemistry with Jordana Brewster, the girl whose only purpose in the film is to make him lose his edge. There are a couple of chase scenes near the end that are reasonably fun, but it's too little too late by then. For truly thrilling, mindlessly enjoyable car chase mayhem, watch The Transporter instead.
  • November 22, 2009
    Paul Walker and Vin Diesel are amazing actors.
  • November 21, 2009
    Great Movie for fast car fans
  • November 18, 2009
    The Fast and the Furious
  • November 18, 2009
    i love the movie a oldie but a goodie lol
  • November 17, 2009
    not fast enough i m just kiding

Critic Reviews


June 22, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate

The narrative takes a gutless turn and replaces the central (and exciting) conflict with a whole different set of villains. full review

June 22, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a formula movie, to be sure, but it's Formula One. full review

June 22, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Rob Cohen, who last directed The Skulls -- ouch! -- can consider this one another career-killing skid mark. full review

June 22, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It delivers what it promises to deliver, and knows that a chase scene is supposed to be about something more than special effects. full review

June 22, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Doesn't manage to deliver the wild ride it promises. full review

June 21, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

A massive compendium of youth-movie/ pedal-to-the-metal cliches.

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Comments


  • nanohastrikers91
    April 21, 2009
    all 3 movie are so cool...
  • mhasmeh
    April 1, 2009
    this z great guys i love this
  • ktiger11
    June 22, 2008
    liked all 3 of these films tokyo drift was my favorite because han sung kang was in it!
  • Needf0rspeed
    September 8, 2007
    this mkvie iis awsome i have tche it like 6 times
  • prplzan
    June 2, 2007
    THIS MOVIE IS OFF THE CHAIN
  • delonab
    May 9, 2007
    The first one blew me away! The second one had more story going...very good! The third one...WOW! Can't wait to see what they do with the next one!!! They have got to do it again, and again, and again! With all the cars, action, speed and stars..I am glued to the screen from start to finish!
  • softballbasketball
    April 27, 2007
    This movie is awesome. I have the dvd and I watch it almost all the time. Its got the fast cars in it and vin disel and paul walker are so hott in this movie. Trust me any girls who like paul walker or Vin Disel would really love this movie
  • SashaBootyBitch
    April 20, 2007
    i luv all 3 movies sooooooooooooo much
  • nicolacartwright
    April 8, 2007
    well i think that its vin thats the sexy one in the film
  • NotAlabel
    March 20, 2007
    i love this movie SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo much i beat all u bitches hahaha paul walker is so hott!!!!!!

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