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Review: Furious 7

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Movie: The Fast and the Furious 7

Cast: Paul Walker, Vin Deislel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Michelle Rodriguez.

Directed by: James Wan 

Vuvuzela Rating: 7/10

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Fast cars, loud music and action. Everything you really want from a Fast and Furious movie. 

This time round however, there was defiantly more emotion and you could feel it the moment Paul walker appeared on the screen. 

The seventh installation of the multimillion dollar franchise became an emotional tribute to its late star, Paul Walker. Walker died tragically in a car accident on November 30 2013 when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT he was in lost control and burst into flames in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, as he was leaving a charity event.

This installment is supposed to be the best yet, and it’s clear that the cast and production crew were dedicated to making it so for Walker and his family. But this time around, what 

Many had anticipated that the franchise would kill off Walker’s character due to his death, but the directors went another way.

Cable and Cody Walker– Paul Walker’s brothers – joined the cast to see the movie through to the end. 

The movie sees it’s lead characters having to deal with the some of the repercussions of  Fast & Furious 6, the last film,  where Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his team crushed a British criminal named Owen Shaw. 

Now, Shaw’s older brother Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) is seeking revenge. Deckard murders a member of Dominic’s crew, attempts to blow up his home and attacks his secret agent friend, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). 

The crew join forces with a government operative named Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) and the madness begins. Including stunts that only the Fast and Furious team could pull off. Skydiving out of planes behind the wheel of their custom cars, flying a Lykan HyperSport through 3 skyscrapers in Ahbu Dabi and running off a buss as it falls of a cliff. All in the name of family. 

All in all, the movie is a typical Fast and Furious film, and it seems they keep getting better. Its worth the watch. A fine tribute to Paul Walker and a pleasure for adrenalin junkies.  

First published in Wits Vuvuzela