Furious 7 is one of those types of movies that is fun - until it's not. Thankfully, it stopped being fun and became frustrating at the midpoint of the third act, near the end instead of earlier. I think the reason for this, is that the entire thing starts to kind of fall apart because of the craziness, and full fledged improbability of the third act, but it all holds together long enough to be a fun distraction. Furious 7 is about the team from the previous films, taking down a rogue agent...and saving a hacker....while dealing with the prospect of going into a domestic life, after being an action hero...and you get my point. This is a film that has too much going on, and it all gets drawn out too much. The film, as could be expected, is more about finding a way to get from one action scene to the next, so with so many plot elements packed in, they all seem stretched a little thin. This doesn't allow a lot of depth, and the film doesn't exactly try too hard to make the most of it, throwing it up on screen in the form of large action sequences, rather than allowing it to really create tangible characters. In fact, I actually didn't mind that the characters had less character than a shared chemistry. While they are together, they are entertaining to watch for the most part (other than a amnesia story that the film doesn't really follow up on). When the characters try to be their own, they lose themselves. This doesn't happen too often though so it's not as big of a deal. I really can't tell you anyone's name in that movie though... unless your talking about Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody, an FBI guy that gets mixed up with the group. That guy was a badass. Even better pulled off is the action in this. Whatever else can be said about Furious 7, I'll be the first one to commend it for being an awesome, if improbable, action movie. The prominently shown cars falling out of an airplane, and jumping between the Dubai Towers scenes are just as exciting as the trailer promised. But there's a lot more than just that. There is a slightly annoying quick cut editing style to the hand to hand combat, but it's not as bad as you usually see it. The action is the main selling point of the movie anyway, and the fact that most of it works is great, even if it's improbability is enough to break the movie near the end. But all things considered I liked Furious 7. It's not terribly deep, or smart, but it's fun enough to keep rolling throughout most of its runtime. If you need to waste time in a theatre, you could do with a lot worse. I give Furious 7 an 8 out of 10. Reviewed by Stephen Tronicek. Edited by Mia Rintoul.
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