Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew have come a long way since their humble days stealing VCR players (Ask your elders), eventually stepping it up on a global scale with international heists and even saving the world a couple of times. However, as the Fast team raced across the movies, they ran over some people who are now seeking sweet vengeance—which, admittedly, happens in almost every film. This time, it’s Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) who has major beef with Dom and he is coming for the entire family including Dom’s son Brian Marcos A.K.A. Li’l B (Leo Abelo Perry).
Will Dom’s mi familia survive to see another beer-and-barbecue cookout? Can Fast X win the crowd over with the pure power of family?
Fast X drives the concept of family to ridiculous extremes
Fast X really leaned into the memes! With the frequent use of the wholesome “F” word in this movie, you could play a drinking game and pass out before the credits roll. All the family flexing can get cringey but that’s part of the charm and gives us hilarious moments with the crew.
Such moments include Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) beating each other up in a public place while Han (Sung Kang) quipped that it’s a form of bonding. There’s Jakob (John Cena) babysitting Li’l B while on a road trip, reminding the kid that “swearing is only for song lyrics and stubbed toes.”
With an expanded family also comes diversity as the Fast franchise became less of a sausage fest with every installment. And the Fast women ate it up on the battlefield: Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and Cipher (Charlize Theron) brawled, Tess (Brie Larson) brought out the big guns in designer gear, Mia (Jordana Brewster) wrecked house, and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) threw punches.
Filipino viewers can easily embrace the theme since it’s hardly a stretch of the imagination to have a ridiculously huge extended family. But since nobody stays dead for too long in this franchise (in true telenovela/Dragon Ball Z form), Dom will probably need to build a bigger family table by the end of the finale trilogy.

Fast X is a generous display of absolute car-nage and auto erotica
Yes, all the cars were harmed in this film! The Fast franchise has long established that their movies operate on another plane of existence that is untouchable by science and logic. Fast X has cars pulling two helicopters at once, practically swinging on a crane, and being incredibly close to fire without melting plus more impossible feats.
While the series has gone beyond its initial car culture and street racing origin, there’s still some hardcore horsepower to indulge in, with an impressive lineup of luxury and muscle cars, and everything else on wheels. The rides include different models of the Dodge Charger (1970 R/T, 1970 Hellraiser, 2020 Hellcat), a 2003 gold-plated Lamborghini Gallardo, and a 1967 Chevrolet El Camino armed with rocket launchers.

The new Fast X villain’s rizz is unreal and his confidence is immeasurable
Dante Reyes is what happens when you let all your intrusive thoughts take over—mind, body, and soul. The guy drips hard like an anime villain (Big Stand User from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure energy), hits on everyone but especially Dom or “Dommy”, and makes a complete mockery of the whole “family” thing. And he’s got one of the coolest rides in the film: a 1966 Chevy Impala painted lavender that matches his entire outfit including the nail polish because screw toxic masculinity! Some people want to watch the world burn but Dante Reyes will be singing show tunes while dancing with corpses among the flames.
Was Fast X able to rev up the long-running movie franchise?
Fast X is more than a wild ride, you’ll need to fas-TEN your seatbelts for a roaring rampage of insanity that will make you question reality. You can enjoy the movie as a standalone slugfest but to understand callbacks and cameos, either power through the entire thing or if there’s not enough time, check out Fast Five and F9.

The new villain is a messy mofo who stirs up sh*t and we would watch an entire film of him being a complete menace to society.
Fast X has the tendency to be a complete circus on a racing circuit but it’s well worth suspending our disbelief and throwing logic in the trunk for a few hours. The vehicular stunts and massive collateral damage are the stuff we could only dream of unleashing as kids making “vroom, vroom” noises with our toy cars.
Convoluted plot aside, any mention of Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and the opening keys to “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth will bring on the feels.
And with previously deceased characters like Letty and Han getting revived, who else could show up to the Fast family reunion? You’ll just have to watch and find out.
Fast X is now showing in cinemas nationwide. Don’t forget to stay for an after-credits scene.
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