It’s Time For The “Fast” Franchise To Accept Its Fate and Let Brian Die
Furiously (Spoiler Alert)
My relationship with The Fast franchise began back in 2001 when the first of many hit the big screen — and introduced us to a world of muscle cars and a gang of hotties that couldn’t get enough of the thrill that comes with the open road and the race to nowhere.
It’s that neverending destination that helped fuel the other movies that kept the franchise thriving despite the threat that it had possibly lost its compass for good with the ushering of the third installment — Tokyo Drift.
Vin Diesel who plays the iconic Dom Torreto — the enforcer and head of the family — was quite instrumental in reviving the glory of a somewhat sickly institution — that had the potential to surpass even the most ambitious expectations. Diesel drafted his vision for the upcoming films into an extended saga that could only be initiated if he was granted the responsibility and title of — producer.
Prolific director, Justin Lin — who had already been in the driver’s seat with Tokyo Drift seemed to have found his way back to the winning lane — as he helped propel the Fast films into a more dynamically-inclined aesthetic that only got more sophisticated and robustly entertaining with each entry.
