Fast Five
Directed by Justin LinFormer cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
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- cyberbillpSeptember 21, 2025Number Five in the series is where everything changes. Clearly aimed at the summer blockbuster trophy, the budget is bigger, the action is over the top, and the full cast is back, plus "The Rock". In this outing, the crew finds a way to undertake a vigilante heist which will provide them the means to leave their life of crime behind forever. If you can forget how many innocents had to get slaughtered by the tumbling bank vault...... It's an over the top bombastic thrill ride.
- tellumSeptember 6, 2025This is the true beginning of what the Fast franchise is known for, hilariously bombastic action and acting with major star power. The ending driving sequence still holds up as one of the silliest things the series ever conceived, and they didn’t even have to break the atmosphere.
- LivewireAdminSeptember 3, 2025“Family” finally finds its groove. Fast Five is the pivot point where this series stops being about quarter-mile bragging rights and embraces the heist-ensemble it was secretly born to be—Ocean’s Eleven with torque and tank tops. Justin Lin stages it with swagger: sun-baked Rio vistas, glossy nighttime skylines, and action that keeps its geography clear even as physics gets… negotiable. The plot is a clean hook—Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker), and Mia (Jordana Brewster) pull together an all-star crew to rob a cartel kingpin—and the movie delights in the assembly. Roman and Tej (Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris) swagger in with screwball rhythms, Han (Sung Kang) floats through like a cool breeze, and Gisele (Gal Gadot) sharpens the team with competence and charm. These hangout beats pop because the film actually likes its characters; the barbecue warmth and in-jokes give the big swings some emotional ballast. Mia’s pregnancy quietly raises the stakes—what could feel like empty “one last job” posturing lands as a meaningful line in the sand. Action-wise, Lin mixes tactile, practical mayhem with just enough digital polish to sell the spectacle. The train heist is a statement of intent, the favela rooftop chase moves like parkour shot on wheels, and the safe-dragging finale is an all-timer: brutish, ridiculous, and giddily cinematic. You feel the weight—tires bite, metal screams, and Brian Tyler’s propulsive score keeps the RPMs high without drowning out the engines. It’s glossy with a bright, sunlit palette that suits the film’s big-hearted mood; the movie wants to be fun, and you can feel it. The film’s secret weapon is Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs: a boulder in a black tactical tee, all swagger and sweat, whose alpha collision with Diesel crackles. He brings an adversarial energy that pushes the crew dynamic into a new gear, and when everyone inevitably aligns, it plays like a victory lap the movie has earned. Not everything lands perfectly. The middle stretch gets a little puffy with plan-building and a couple of “test runs” that feel like speed bumps. The camera still indulges in some leering, and a few CGI stitches peek through when the scale goes superhuman. But the momentum, humor, and sincerity bulldoze those quibbles. In the end, Fast Five is where the franchise stops revving in neutral and rockets forward. It’s muscular, breezy, and unabashedly crowd-pleasing—the rare blockbuster that remembers to let its characters laugh between explosions. Sometimes family, a great heist, and a vault on a leash are exactly the right combination.
- mickerdooJuly 6, 2025The start of the team based Ocean's Eleven vibe. Suspension of disbelief stunts. Love the core team and addition of The Rock. Fun hazing.
- HumptyFebruary 20, 2025Seriously I don't think this is the best one don't see the hype
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Fast Five was released on April 20, 2011.
Fast Five was directed by Justin Lin.
Fast Five has a runtime of 2 hr 11 min.
Fast Five was produced by Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell.
The key characters in Fast Five are Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster).
Fast Five is rated PG-13.
Fast Five is an Action, Thriller, Crime film.
Fast Five has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.