The Fate of the Furious (2017)

I really liked this one. The betrayal of the team’s leader. The stakes and mystery of why he is even doing it. The villain is still a little too mustache twirly for my liking but you need a big bad. The set pieces and everything else continues to get more insane. This movie managed to take the insanity they have perfected and put in a stressful heartache of a story and motivation for Dom. These movies crossing the two-hour mark does get felt, but this one is still a great time. I hope to see Cipher’s story get deepened and more fleshed out going forward. It is hard to hate these movies. Some are better than others, but you know what you are getting and they have been solid since the fourth movie.

Story - 18%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 17%

Spectacle - 20%

Entertainment - 18%

Total score: 91%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here