Fast & Furious 7 Review

Fast & Furious 7

Release Date: 2nd April 2015 - Australia

Production Companies 

Universal Pictures (presents)

Original Film

One Race Films

Media Rights Capital (in association with)

China Film Co. Ltd (in association with)

Fast 7 Productions

Dentsu (presented in association with)

Fuji Television Network

(presented in association with)

Distribution 

Universal Pictures Australia

Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 137 minutes


Budget: $190,000,000

Box Office Gross: $1,515,341,399 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary
Dominic Toretto and his
crew went their separate

ways and resumed their
more normal lives after

defeating international
terrorist Owen Shaw.
However, Shaw's brother
Deckard is out for revenge,
killing off one of the
crew members. To make

matters worse, a Somalian

terrorist known as Jakande
and a shadowy government
official known as "Mr.

Nobody" compete to steal
a computer terrorism

program known as God's
Eye. This programme can

turn any piece of technology
into a weapon.

Embroiled in a power
struggle between terrorists
and the United States
government, Toretto must
reunite with his team to
stop Shaw and retrieve the
God's Eye programme.

Cast

Vin Diesel - Dominic Toretto

Paul Walker - Brian O'Conner

Dwayne Johnson - Luke Hobbs

Michelle Rodriguez - Leticia

"Letty" Ortiz

Jordana Brewster - Mia Toretto

Tyrese Gibson - Roman Pearce

Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges - Tej Parker

Jason Statham - Deckard Shaw

Kurt Russell - Mr. Nobody

Nathalie Emmanuel - Ramsey

Elsa Pataky - Elena

Tony Jaa - Kiet

Djimon Hounsou - Jakande

Noel Gugliemi - Hector

Ali Fazal - Safar

Ronda Rousey - Kara

Miller & Charlie Kimsey - Jack

Lucas Black - Sean Boswell (Cameo)

Luke Evans - Owen Shaw (Cameo)

Eden Estrella - Samantha Hobbs

Iggy Azalea - Female Racer (Cameo)

T-Pain - DJ

Romeo Santos - Mando (Cameo)

Klement Tinaj - Race Wars Racer (Uncredited)

Crew

Director - James Wan

Based on Characters - Gary
Scott Thompson

Writer/Executive Producer - Chris Morgan
Executive Producers - Amanda Lewis and Samantha Vincent 

Producers - Vin Diesel and
Neal H. Moritz

Producer/Unit Production Manager - Michael Fottrell

Co-Producers - Brandon Birtell and Adam McCarthy

Casting Directors - Anne McCarthy and Kellie Roy
Production Designer - Bill Brzeski

Supervising Art Director - Desma Murphy

Art Directors - Jonathan Carlos, Alan Hook and Jay Pelissier

Set Decorator - Danielle Berman

Property Master - Guillaume DeLouche
Costume Designer - Sanja Milkovic Hays
Directors of Photography - Marc Spicer

and Stephen F. Windon

Directors of Photography: Second Unit -

Igor Meglic and Jacques Hatkin

Camera Operators: Los Angeles Unit -

Christopher Duskin, Martin Schaer,

Mark Moore and Henry Cline

First Assistant Director - Albert Cho

First Assistant Directors: Second Unit -

James LaRocca and Nick Satriano
Second Unit Director/Supervising Stunt

Coordinator/Stunts - Joel Kramer
Second Unit Directors/Stunt Coordinators -

Spiro Razatos and Jack Gill

Stunt Coordinator - Troy Robinson
Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Double:
Paul Walker (Uncredited) - Oakley Lehman

Fight Stunt Coordinator - Jeff Imada

Picture Car Coordinator - Dennis McCarthy
Special Effects Supervisor - Daniel Sudick

Special Effects Supervisor: Weta Workshop

Miniatures - Steve Ingram

Special Effects Coordinator: Weta Workshop

Miniatures - Scott Harens

Special Effects Consultant - Matt Sweeney

Weta Workshop Supervisor - Rob Gillies

Visual Effects Supervisors - Mike Wassel
and Kelvin McIlwain

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital -

Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital - Martin Hill
Visual Effects Supervisors: Digital Domain -

Swen Gillberg and Jay Barton
Visual Effects Producer - Karen M. Murphy
Visual Effects Producer: MPC - Laura Schultz

Digital Effects Supervisors: Digital Domain -

Darren Hendler and Nikos Kalaitzidis
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Daniel Barrett

2D Supervisor: MPC - Sean Konrad

Lead CG Supervisor: Weta Digital - Phillip Leonhardt

CG Supervisors: Weta Digital - Jeff Capogreco

and Nick Epstein

CG Supervisor: MPC - Bryan Litson

Postvis Supervisors - Theresa Ellis Rygiel

and Raul Moreno

Miniature Effects Supervisors: Weta Workshop

Miniatures - Richard Taylor and Paul Van Omen

Models Supervisor: Weta Workshop Miniatures -

Alex Faulkner

Director of Photography: Weta Workshop

Miniatures - Alex Funke

Editors - Leigh Bolsom Boyd,
Dylan Highsmith, Kirk M. Morri and
Christian Wagner

Additional Editor - David Kern

First Assistant Editors - Laura Yanovich,

Richard Conkling and Dave Cory

Sound Design and Supervision - Peter Brown

Co-Supervising Sound Editor - Joe Dzuran

Sound Effects Editors - Stephen P. Robinson,

Ann Scibelli, Jay Wilkinson, Dino Dimuro

and Glynna Grimala

Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor - Anna MacKenzie

Production Sound Mixers - Whit Norris

and Mark Weingarten

Re-Recording Mixers - Jon Taylor

and Frank A. Montaño

Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker,

Gary Marullo, Jeffrey Wilhoit and

Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit
Music - Brian Tyler

Review

As you may be aware, there are six Fast and the Furious films, and only two stood out. After Paul Walker's death, it took me a year and a half to revisit the fourth instalment as a tribute. I watched this movie and other F&F films to coincide with FAST & FURIOUS 7. I was glad that the seventh feature was full of surprises and made the audience feel engaged without being disappointed. Key strengths in F&F7 are not just the amazing car stunts and action scenes but also the fact that this feature serves as a parting gift to Paul Walker. It would have been more genuine for his character to have been killed in the film to create an emotional blow to the series. But I am happy with how it ends with a heartwarming message. I won't forget that this is his partially completed film, which, sadly, he never got to finish. I never had a chance to look at his horror flicks, but I admire James Wan's direction as he pulls more wit than Justin Lin and is more capable of stylised action than horror.

My thoughts about the two new members who have joined the cast include Kurt Russell, a commendable choice as an ally to the heroes and English actor Jason Statham. Jason displays some unusual talent and is most capable of portraying the lead antagonist. He not only presents himself as a menacing foe wanting revenge but also as a cold-blooded assassin. It is apparent when the character debuted in Fast & Furious 6. He was a much more formidable opponent, in contrast to the previous antagonist by Luke Evans.

Next to Fast & Furious 5, it is now the second-best F&TF movie. It remains undiluted in its action scenes and does not run out of its traditional formula. I am unconvinced that there will be an eighth Fast & Furious feature, and I fear it's the first without Paul teaming up with Vin Diesel.

Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever

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