 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overlord here So this will be my spoiler preview for fast and furious 9 aka fast 9 just got out of a press greeting watching it This film is directed by Justin Lin and it stars Vin Diesel John Cena Michelle Rodriguez Tyrese Gibson Jordana Brewster Charlize there on his back and we have Ludacris back and That's really I'm gonna say about the cast cuz again. I don't want to get into any spoilers But Cardi B's in it too. So just shout out to Cardi B. I guess But anyway fast and furious 9 is following Dom who is on Basically, let's say he's retired at this point and him and lady are taking care of his son But of course living off the grid They know that danger is always lurking around them in this peaceful horizon and this time that threat will force Dom to Confront the sins of his past to save those he loves most his crew soon comes together to stop a world-shattering plot by the Most skilled assassin and high-performance driver. They've ever encountered Dom's forsaken brother aka Jacob played by John Cena Now the biggest question mark going into this film was how are they going to rationalize and make Jacob feel like he is someone who can easily Just join this scenario Because neither Dom nor Mia or Leti for that matter since Leti is revealed to have known about Jacob's existence None of them mentioned this guy none of them none of these three people mentioned Jacob now We were all me and several others who actually are I'll say just Interested in coherent storytelling How are you going to explain this? And I will say Jacob's inclusion is rationalized in an acceptable manner Still obviously it's pretty clear Jacob was not someone who was planned from the start. It's already clear But the way it's done it does not feel shoehorn. It does not feel Overly illogical. It does not feel out of the out of the realm of possibility by the time Everything is explained regarding Dom and what happened with Jacob when they were kids back in the year 1989 to be specific The film does a lot of flashing back between the modern times that we're in with them following them trying to stop Jacob Who is now teamed up with Cypher from the last film play by Charlize Theron once again? Who does an amazing job as always I would honestly just to go off off topic real quick the chemistry between John Cena and Charlize Theron in this movie when they're in scenes together I could just watch those two interact with each other for Many more minutes when they were sharing scenes of their dialogue together. It was just very Captivating at times just the energy they're bringing in those scenes John Cena overall his performance John Cena in of itself I'll say he's a great actor anyway given We know where he comes from if you're a fan of professional wrestling He delivers in this role seeing him in this role actually kind of makes me even more upset that I'll probably never get to see him turn heel on a wrestling program, but This movie fast nine my honest thoughts on it would be that I'll say it's one of the lesser Ones that I've enjoyed I would also say it's one of the weaker made ones in terms of just all the technical things like coherent storytelling the absurdity of it is a little bit more absurd than any of the other ones and You would people would argue that fast eight kind of broke that threshold. No fast nine takes it to a whole another level they're going to space now and Just some of the stunts in these movies They're breathtaking to watch there these movies are visual spectacles at this point And I feel like that's one of the things that makes this film suffer. It's more interested in the visual carnage That will have you just in awe the movie is never boring Justin Lin keeps the film very energetic he directs this film wonderfully you will be on the edge of your seat You will be glued to the screen Watching all of this carnage unfold in front of you. There is not ever a second I feel like you have to breathe in between Once things start to happen the action starts and it does not stop until the credits are rolling I'm that's honestly what the film felt like there may have been Moments in between where they're sitting down for like five minutes, but then they're right back at it this movie is so High-octane it's so in your face It's giving you everything that you probably would want to see from a fast a furious film And I can appreciate that these movies have successfully been able to transition away from just that street racing dynamic into these full-fledged heist films Now we know at the core of these films and the main theme of this is family for Dom Toretto specifically I would argue that This film in particular adds an extra layer to why family is so important to him with the backstory that we get regarding Jacob and himself and their Father even the way everything is explained it kind of adds that extra layer And it makes everything a little bit more clear and understanding in ways as to why Dom is so family oriented Given what happened to him and his brother when they were just basically teens pre-teens young adults, but The movie overall, I just think it was an honest six out of ten I don't think it broke anything It didn't do anything new for the franchise. It wasn't that oh my gosh Wow, I need to see this again or anything like that. I feel like the script was lacking in ways just as far as being Coherent I guess there is some things in the in the script that I know that people will just be baffled at Might want to argue that it's convoluted concerning a certain character That ends up being important again after we thought he was put out of commission So that's all I'll say about that The performances from everyone though, they're top-notch. They knock it out of the park Vin Diesel does his thing as the Vin Diesel I honestly think that he's a very dry actor, but somehow he doesn't give bad performances That's my two cents on Vin Diesel Everyone else they're more interjecting than he is I want to say if Vin Diesel's in these movies by himself They would not be the same because I do think he's a very dry as an actor. He's not bad, but he's he's dry Michelle Rodriguez John Cena Charlize LeRan everyone they knock it out of the park you are already invested in these characters, so you know what you're getting into and again the Action and everything that you come to expect it's all delivered in the best way possible I just think that the movie is highly absurd and a lot of it in a lot of regards and in just It's in respect to how it wants to constantly defy laws of physics and perform these Unimaginable stunts, but the movie itself. I'll give it an honest six out of ten. I enjoyed it I will say it's one of the Weakest in the franchise just because of the fact that it wants to be more absurd than anything It wants to be more absurd with its stunts than anything compared to any of the other ones That's just my honest opinion on it. I enjoyed it. I think fans of the franchise will enjoy it I think that fans of the franchise might rate it higher than I will of course obviously I am not saying I'm not a fan of these films But let me know what you guys think about this down in the comment section below if you haven't already make sure you subscribe turn on Postification image the video in the description. I have links on my social media accounts on Facebook Twitter and Instagram You can message me there Of course, let me see any movies news or reviews you have to cover in the future rather than mine guys I will see you in the next video