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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 7364
Released: September 30, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Because of his part in letting Dominic Toretto escape the police, officer Brian O'Connor lost his job and seeks redemption in an investigation into a dog street racer with drug connections.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: WALKER/GIBSON/MENDES/HAUSER
Title: 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
Street Release Date: 08/23/2005
Domestic
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
Description of 2 Fast 2 Furious (Widescreen Edition):
Like the high-revving imports and American muscle cars that roar down the streets of its south Florida setting, 2 Fast 2 Furious is tricked out to the max. While Vin Diesel opted for his XXX franchise, this obligatory sequel to The Fast and the Furious benefits from Diesel's absence, allowing returning star Paul Walker to shine while forging a lively partnership with rising star Tyrese, who fulfills his sidekick duties with more vitality than Diesel could ever muster. The Miami/Dade locations are another bonus, lending colorful backdrop to the most dazzling street-racing sequences (both real and digitally composited) ever committed to film. The plot is disposable--former cop Walker and jailbird Tyrese are recruited by the FBI to dethrone a thuggish kingpin (Cole Hauser)--but director John Singleton keeps the adrenalin pumping, enlisting a rainbow coalition of costars (including rapper Ludacris and Chanel supermodel Devon Aoki) to combine a hip-hop vibe with full-blown action while showcasing hot babes, edgy humor, and some of the coolest cars that ever burned rubber. Heed the movie's warning, kids: Let the stuntmen do the driving. --Jeff Shannon
2 Fast 2 Furious (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
A so-so sequel 
2008-07-20 - Sequel to 2001's The Fast and the Furious but this time it's a buddy movie, with Paul Walker's now former cop turned illegal road racer going undercover on behalf of the FBI with his ex-con friend Tyrese to bring down a notorious Miami drug dealer in exchange for both himself and Tyrese getting their names cleared. As usual there are lots of fast cars, a lot of fast driving and silly stunts but nonetheless this is a fairly dull film. Vin Diesel is noticeably absent from this sequel, which might explain why. A so-so sequel.
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My expecations were than meet in this movie that tops the first 
2008-04-01 - Out of all the sequels that came out in the summer of 2003 I have to say the one I was the most excited about was 2 Fast 2 Furious. I remeber W]walking out of an advance screening and among the crowd I saw the film many of us were saying better than the first, they didn't need Vin etc etc. John Singleton who for the record is a much better director than Rob Cohen has crafted a film that non race fans, fans of the first and those in in the mood for a good time can all enjoy. The film starts with an nice litte race between four characters in the movie and we then have our plot set up. Brian (Paul Walker) is promised a clean record if he helps the Feds bring down Carter Verone (Cole Hauser). Brian agress only if his old friend Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibosn) can help him. What then follows is full of eye candy in the form of cars , beautiful women and action sequences. A lot of people don't want to see this moive because it lacks the Diesel but who cares he's gone there isn't one mention of Domonic Toretto or anyone from the first film for that matter. This is Brian's story but once again his costar and sidekick Tyrese steals this movie from him. Ludacris also does a great job in his first big movie and has more than five mintues of screen time unlike Ja Rule in the first film. All in all a fun film that truly is what summer movie are about having fun. Leave your ambitions and doubts at the door and just go in and have fun with this one .
WELL POLISHED CAR FLICK 
2008-03-13 - Fans of the first film, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, may have felt that what it offered was nothing more than a career boost to co-star Vin Diesel. The fact is that it was a fun filled roller coaster ride that film goers flocked to. Hollywood, never one to not notice something like this, did what had to be done. They made this sequel.
Now sequels are never looked upon very well by most critics. It is the rare occasion when they find any praise whatsoever. And as they go, this movie isn't quite as good as the original. But it still retains the fun and entertainment level of the first, sacrificing only a fraction of the serious undertones seen there.
Having aided a felon escape at the end of the first film, officer Brain O'Connor (Paul Walker) is now on the run. Taking his tricked out car and heading down the road, he makes his way across the USA towards Miami. Using his driving ability, he picks up cash along the way as well as when he hits the south Florida streets. A bust after an illegal street race (using state of the art technology that shuts down a cars electric system), Brian is offered a chance to avoid jail time AND have his record wiped clean.
All he has to do is go undercover again and find out how drug runner Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) is laundering the money he makes. With an agent already in deep cover, they assign a newbie to Brian. Demonstrating how inept he is, Brian insists on recruiting his own backup.
Change of location to Barstow where an old friend of Brian's is racing. Roman Pearce (Tyrese) holds a grudge against Brian for not helping him after Brian became a police man. But being offered the chance to have his record cleared and removed from house arrest, he jumps at the opportunity.
The pair has a chance to prove themselves right away as Verone sets up a contest for drivers to return with a package. The high speed race is on and of course, the dynamic duo wins. Now working for Verone, they are given a job to transport a package (the money) for him. Problems involving Verone's trust of his close personal assistant who also happens to be the deep undercover agent (Eva Mendes) results in a set up for Brian and Roman. Combine that with a stereotypical overzealous FBI agent (James Remar) and you have a predictable yet fun movie.
The charm of this movie is not the in depth look at social problems facing today's youth gone wild that results in their fascination in hot looking cars and illegal street races. Leave that for another film, perhaps a documentary. No, the charm of this film lies in two things. The actors and the cars.
Walker and Tyrese fit well together, making their friendship believable. The ease with which they slide into their characters is fast and fun and filled with plenty of humor as well. The sign of a good actor is one who makes it appear as if he is not acting. And both of them do that well here.
The cars? What can I say? These are some of the most ticked out vehicles on the planet. Filled with everything from televisions to computer assists to neon and chrome, each one is almost a character in itself. They look wicked and hot and lethal all at once.
A few side stories involving friends and more street races fill out the basic plot of the movie. But everything continues to focus on the cars and the leads. And in the end that's all that matters. This is not a heavy duty drama. This is a popcorn flick, pure and simple. And as far as that goes, it fills bucket after bucket.
[3.5] Fast, but not too furious
2008-02-02 - 2 Fast 2 Furious is your typical sequal. The actions scenes and effects nearly double that of the original. We have a returning character - Brian O Conner (Paul Walker), with the rest of the cast composed of fresh faces that don't carry the same charm from the firt film. Then there is the story, script and dialouge - all felt thrown together with the excuse to produce a sequal so we can get another chance at more tricked out rides and races. Unfortunately unlike its predacessor, all that leaves an impression in the end is the race action.
The film begins right away with an explosive street race in Miami at night, which I found more enjoyable than the street race in the first F&F film. In fact, this is one of the best action senes of the movie. At the finish line, cops arrive soon after and take in Brian, who is already wanted for helping Torretto escape in the first film. Brian's record can be wiped clean if he plays ball by going undercover and busting a big dealer in the area - Verone. Brian requests that his old pal "Roman Pierce" (Tyrese) accompany him to complete the deal. The pair go undercover, working for Verone, where another undercover (Eva Mendes) joins them. The whole Miami-drug dealer plotline felt too cliche, so it added very little interest for me. Verone was very boring as the villain and his men are laughably bad and uninteresting. The script and dialouge only adds to the problem, making the film as a whole seem very juvenille and thrown together as compared to the first film.
The races and cars are obviously the reason to watch this. The first street race is probably the best, but there are numerous other races and cop chases on the highways throughout the film too. The driving felt faster and more intense this time around. Unlike the first film, we do not nearly get to see into these vehicles as much and what makes them tick (except the gps units the cops installed to watch both Brian and Rome). The two cars that they are given to drive in are nice, but like the owners of the two muscle cars in the film say, kinda look like "cracker jack toys". They just didn't have as strong appeal as the rides in the first film either. The bonus this time around was the muscle cars. There are several race and chase scenes involving these beautiful machines. So if you are into American muscle, there is definelty more of that this time around.
This is an ok sequal, pretty average as far as sequals go. If you loved the first for the cars and races, you should be satisfied with 2F2F. However, the rest of the movie doesn't carry much else to even the load.
This dvd (just like the Fast and the Furious Tricked Out Edition) contains a 6 minute short film of Brian's journey from L.A. to Miami, which sets up the beginning of this film.
Acting - 3
Action - 4
Characters - 3
Story - 3
Overall - 3.5
