 What's going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overload here So this would be the spoiler free review for fast and furious 10 fast X as is officially titled coming out later this week This movie is being directed by Luis Latteria or Louis Latteria It is from a screenplay by Dan Moselle or Dan Mazzou and Justin Lin and we know of course It's starring some titular names and very notable names that have always been a part of the franchise like Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jason Statham, John Cena's back, Giordana Brewster, Charlize Theron, Jason Momoa and some other people I do not care to mention. Actually, I will throw out Brie Larson Who did a phenomenal job in the movie I would add. Now this film of course is revolving around our family Dominic Toretto's family who must protect his crew and family from Dante Reyes The son of drug lord Hernan Reyes who is seeking revenge for the loss of his family's fortune For one of the gang's previous heists now while this film is not as ridiculous as fast nine fast X Isn't the film I would say was very good or even mildly good It was just entertaining a part of me is frustrated that this franchise is very much so content with being nothing but Sheer carnage entertainment, but I also understand that the dollar is all that matters at the end of the day To the studios so as absurd as the series is I'll hold on till it's over so from the top I do need to condemn the editing because it is very insufferable at times The amount of cuts you have during the first act are ineffective at building any sort of tension if that's what the intent was But it does succeed at becoming hard to watch which I doubt was their goal I mean there are times where the conversations aren't even worth investing in because the editing is so sloppy and does nothing to Garner your investment now the editing does improve as the film progresses So I was pleased with that the theme about family always as usual serves as the heart of the story But what else is new at this point? Dom in his obsession with family being used against him forcing him to make tough decisions Testing his faith all of that is compelling in the writing until it isn't now What I mean is fast and fierce has done such a horrendous job and making me believe anyone is ever in any real danger That when Dom is faced with any obstacle the tension is not hitting as hard as these films would like it to It's especially true in the case of fast X the constant display of plot armor for not only Dom But the rest of the crew makes it nearly impossible to take any threatening situation seriously fast 10 again It serves up a few instances like this and even delivers an eye-rolling cliffhanger that just completely feels Unnecessary because of the amount of plot armor that the series has kind of continued to demonstrate with each subsequent sequel that we've been Getting over the past few years or past decade. I would say The attempts at building stakes are just flattened by the serious abuse of plot armor Which is the same which is a shame because the performances are strong And I would say they are quite compelling at times Jason Momoa being an absolute scene stealer from the moment He appears on screen the standout amongst the cast to be honest Dante Reyes is easily one of the most memorable villains and he's able to demonstrate that his character is very layered Momoa's ability to switch between comedic and sinister is the true strength in this role He's basically doing his version of Joker. I think he's ledger more than anything He commands your attention every time he is on screen due to the unpredictable Unpredictable nature. He's able to capture of this character every other performance I would say was solid but Jason deserves a specific mention Even with some poor bits of dialogue. He's just able to make it passable I do dig that the writing is continuing to embrace how ridiculous the series is bring Is bringing in some self-awareness to the point that we even get a monologue of just how absurd the series progression is That doesn't make it any less ridiculous, but at least it's able to poke fun at itself I didn't find myself laughing a few times during this movie not because everything was funny Some things probably were unintentionally funny when they were intended to be serious You get the signature family cookout sequence writing that has our character surviving things that they shouldn't be which again Only disrupts the tension that the film is trying to trying to establish later on fast x is entertaining But it's also just very frustrating to watch as far as the fight choreography Choreography stand out for me was the sequence between letty and cypher There's a cool soundtrack as usual breathtaking over-the-top explosive visuals other cool action set pieces It was a fast and furious movie And there was never a dull moment pacing was the film's biggest W in my eyes Outside of Jason Momoa's performance The absurdity of the movie remains the strongest negative because it again just eradicates the other departments like the fact that I know The film is attempting to make me feel concerned about the safety of our characters as I mentioned But it just does not work because of how absurd the series has gotten besides that Like I mentioned earlier the editing is tough on several different occasions And the story is just kind of juggling a little too much for the viewer to fully invest in any aspect of the plot The story is just too crowded in a nutshell Do you have jacob and dom's son doing their own adventure letty and cypher roman and the others then dom off on his own It's just a lot being managed with the plot threads all being undercooked in the end You guys let me know what you think about fast x down in the comment section below If you haven't already of course, make sure you go ahead and subscribe turn on post notification In the description I'll have links on social media accounts. I'm on facebook twitter and instagram You can message you be there of course Let me know is any movies news or reviews let me to cover in the future And with all that in mind guys, I will see you in the next video And I would go out and say that I give it a 6.5 out of 10