Fast & Furious 5 Review

Fast & Furious 5


Release Date: 20th April 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Original Film
One Race Productions
Dentsu (in association with)

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 130 minutes


Budget: $125,000,000

Box Office Gross: $626,137,675 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The famous street racer Dom Toretto and ex-cop Brian O'Conner are now fugitives hiding in Brazil. While they are the main targets of a drug lord, Agent Hobbs and some crooked cops who are hot on their tail, the pair recruit several friends as they begin to pull off an elaborate heist of taking $100 million.


Cast
Vin Diesel - Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker - Brian O'Conner
Dwayne Johnson - Luke Hobbs
Jordana Brewster - Mia Toretto
Tyrese Gibson - Roman Pearce
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges - Tej Parker
Matt Schulze - Vince
Sung Kang - Han Seoul-Oh
Gal Gadot - Gisele Yashar

Tego Calderón - Leo Tego

Don Omar - Rico Santos
Joaquim de Almeida - Hernan Reyes
Elsa Pataky - Elena Neves
Michael Irby - Zizi

Fernando Chien - Wilkes

Alimi Ballard - Fusco

Yorgo Constantine - Chato

Geoff Meed - Macroy

Joseph Melendez - Chief of Police Alemeida

Jerimarie Osorio - Rosa

Mark Hicks - Capa

Esteban Cueto - Berto

Corey Michael Eubanks - Lanza

Luis Da Silva Jr. - Diogo

Eva Mendes - Monica Fuentes (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Executive Producer/Director - Justin Lin
Based on Characters - Gary Scott Thompson
Writer - Chris Morgan

Executive Producers - Amanda Lewis and Samantha Vincent
Producers - Vin Diesel and Neal H. Moritz

Producer/Unit Production Manager - Michael Fottrell

Casting Director - Debra Zane
Production Designer - Peter Wenham

Supervising Art Director - Thomas Valentine

Art Director - Andrew Neskoromny

Art Director: Puerto Rico Unit - Beat Frutiger

Set Decorator - Bob Kensinger

Property Master - Guillaume DeLouche

Armorer - David Fencl
Costume Designer - Sanja Milkovic Hays

Makeup Department Head - John Blake

Makeup Artist: Vin Diesel - Christien Tinsley
Director of Photography - Stephen F. Windon

Director of Photography: Second Unit,

Puerto Rico - Igor Meglic

Director of Photography: Second Unit, Arizona

(Uncredited)/Second Unit Director: Train Heist

Unit - Alexander Witt

"B" Camera Operator/Aerial Director of

Photography: Second Unit, Arizona - Ronald Hersey

"A" Camera Operator: Second Unit, Puerto Rico -

Jacques Hatkin

Aerial Director of Photography: Second Unit,

Puerto Rico - Steve Koster

Production Supervisor - Thomas Hayslip

Production Supervisor: Second Unit, Puerto Rico -

Leeann Stonebreaker

First Assistant Director - Vincent Lascoumes

First Assistant Director: Second Unit, Puerto

Rico - James LaRocca

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Spiro Razatos

Supervising Stunt Coordinator - Mike Gunther
Stunt Coordinator - Troy Robinson

Stunt Coordinator: Second Unit - Jack Gill

Stunt Coordinator: Train Unit - Gary Hymes

Stunt Rigging Coordinator/Additional

Stunt Coordinator (Uncredited) - James M. Churchman

Picture Car Coordinator - Dennis McCarthy

Pilot - Frédéric North

Supervising Special Effects Coordinator -

R. Bruce Steinheimer
Special Effects Coordinator - David Fletcher

Special Effects Supervisor: Second Unit,

Puerto Rico - Garry Elmendorf
Special Effects Coordinator: Second Unit,

Arizona - Matt Sweeney

Special Effects Foremen - Barry McQueary,

Michael Clarke, Richard Stutsman

and Thomas Kittle

Special Effects Set Supervisor - Rick Thompson
Visual Effects Supervisor - Mike Wassel
Visual Effects Supervisor: Hammerhead -

Justin Jones

Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Guillaume Rocheron

Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - Kelvin McIlwain 

Visual Effects Producer: Look FX -

Melinka Thompson-Godoy

Visual Effects Producer: Pixomondo -

Sophie Leclerc

Animation Supervisor: MPC - Daryl Sawchuk

CG Supervisor: Hammerhead - Dan Smiczek

Compositing Supervisor: Pixomondo -

Theresa Ellis Rygiel

Editors - Kelly Matsumoto, Fred Raskin

and Christian Wagner

First Assistant Editor - Leigh Folsom Boyd

Sound Designer and Supervisor - Peter Brown

Sound Designers - Glynna Grimala,

Ann Scibelli, Stephen P. Robinson and

Peter Staubli

Supervising Dialogue & ADR Editor - Anna MacKenzie

Production Sound Mixer - Whit Norris

Supervising Sound Mixers - Jon Taylor

and Frank A. Montaño

Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker and Katie Rose
Music - Brian Tyler


Review
FAST & FURIOUS 5 is an action-packed extravaganza with cars and shotguns. This film elevates a genre shift as it eliminates the series' prominent theme of street racing for a heist plot worthy of features like The Italian Job. I can't believe that FAST & FURIOUS 5 has gotten the best reviews from other critics, and it's the first time in the franchise, however. The action sequences are still there, but many of its driving scenes have traces of adrenaline.

I mustn't forget to mention the funny toilet scene. I enjoyed the climactic car chase with the vault safe and the movie's cast, such as Paul Walker, Vinny Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Both characters have shaved heads and buffed muscles but are similar, with Dom being a tough, aggressive person and Hobbs being a determined cop who will not let himself get beaten.

I never watched The Fast and the Furious movies (excluding Fast & Furious, which I've now seen by accident). This action film is incredible. It is worthy of my 5 out of 5 best movie ever rating. I highly recommend it to lovers of Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and action movies.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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