2 Fast 2 Furious Review

2 Fast 2 Furious

Release Date: 5th June 2003 - Australia

Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)

Original Film

Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG (in association with)

Ardustry Entertainment

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia

Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 103 minutes


Budget: $76,000,000

Box Office Gross: $236,350,661 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary
After losing his job for

letting his friend, a street-
racing crime boss, Dom
Toretto, escape the law.
Brian O'Conner has

returned to Miami with

his old friend, Roman
Pearce, now working under-
cover for the cops to avoid
punishment for what he

did. He's assisting the
gorgeous Monica Fuentes
in her pursuit of a shady
businessman. And he's
racing again - this time
for his life.

Cast

Paul Walker - Brian O'Conner

Tyrese Gibson - Roman Pearce
Eva Mendes - Monica Fuentes
Cole Hauser - Carter Verone
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges - Tej Parker
Devon Aoki - Suki
James Remar - Agent Markham
Thom Barry - Agent Bilkins
Amaury Nolasco - Orange Julius
Michael Ealy - Slap Jack
Jim Au-Yeung - Jimmy
Mark Boone, Jr. - Whitworth
Mo Gallini - Enrique
Roberto Sanchez - Roberto
Eric Etebari - Darden
John Cenatiempo - Korpi
Edward Finlay - Agent Dunn
Mark Boone Junior - Detective Whitworth
Troy Brown - Paul Hackett
Corey Michael Eubanks - Max Campisi
Sammy Maloof - Joe Osborne
Troy Robinson - Feliz Vispone
Jose Perez - Jose

Crew

Director - John Singleton

Based on Characters/Story -

Gary Scott Thompson

Story/Screenplay - Michael Brandt

and Derek Haas

Executive Producers - Michael Fottrell

and Lee R. Mayes
Producer - Neal H. Moritz
Co-Producer - Heather Lieberman

Casting Director - Kimberly Hardin

Picture Vehicle Technical Advisor - Craig Lieberman
Production Designer - Keith Brian Burns

Art Directors - Liz Carney and

Lawrence A. Hubbs

Set Decorators - Jon Daniells

and Rick Simpson
Costume Designer - Sanja Milkovic Hays
Director of Photography - Matthew F. Leonetti

Unit Production Manager - Terry Miller

Production Supervisor: Picture Car - David Marder

First Assistant Directors - Frank Davis

and Bruce Franklin

First Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Michael Waxman

Second Assistant Director - Jason Roberts

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator - Artie Malesci
Special Effects Supervisor - Al Di Sarro
Special Effects Coordinator - Bob Graham
Visual Effects Supervisor - Mike Wassel

Visual Effects Supervisor: Hammerhead - Thad Beier

Visual Effects Supervisor: Pacific Title and Art

Studio - David Sosalla

Visual Effects Producer - Crystal Dowd

Matte Paintings and Additional Visual Effects:

Illusion Arts Inc. - Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor

Matte Artists: Illusion Arts - Kelvin McIlwain

and Justin Brandstater

Editors - Bruce Cannon and Dallas Puett

Film Assistant Editor - David Raymond

Supervising Sound Editor - Greg Hedgepath

Sound Effects Editors - Ann Scibelli,

Peter Zinda, Tom Ozanich, Hector C. Gika,

Randy Kelley, Michael Kamper, Roland Thai,

Alan Rankin and Kenneth L. Johnson

Re-Recording Mixers - Chris Carpenter,

Rick Kline and Andy Koyama

Additional Effects Recording - Mark Ormandy

and John P. Fasal

Foley Artists - Jeffrey Wilhoit

and James Moriana

Music - David Arnold

Executive in Charge of Music for Universal

Pictures - Kathy Nelson

Review

It's been years since the unexpected tragic death of actor Paul Walker in a traffic collision. It struck me that I would finish reviewing the second and fourth movies of The Fast & The Furious series just in time for the upcoming seventh instalment, now due for release in Australian cinemas in April 2015. At the height of his career, the original made Walker a star. The series' second feature, 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, failed to live up to the standards of the first, mainly due to Vin Diesel's refusal to reprise his role in this sequel. It was because he was busy filming XXX. With Diesel nowhere in sight, the film misses the opportunity to be a better film worthy of the original's standards. Thankfully, it still has the adrenaline rush with the racing sequences and driving choreography. If only it worked better in the film's need-of-improvement storyline.

With Paul Walker still in his lead role, it did not do justice to pair Walker with Tyrese Gibson, who later re-joins the series as a supporting lead, starting with Furious 5. That's why there's no chemistry between them that Paul and Vin had shared.

This film is a standalone picture that would have been more successful. But because you have the original masterpiece to compare it to, it didn't have the same high quality.

Star rating: (5/10) Average

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