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5/10
This movie was so bad that it became a joke...
paul_haakonsen29 July 2021
As Tej (played by Ludacris) says in the movie: "as long as we obey the laws of physics, then we'll be fine, okay?"

Yeah, that concept is right out the window in this movie. Literally. But hey, at least this 2021 movie titled "F9" made for some really good laughs.

Granted, I wasn't expecting a whole lot from director Justin Lin's movie here, as the franchise has been one steady downhill ride since after the first movie. And with each movie things become more and more outrageous and out of hand. In fact, by now the movie franchise ought to be renamed into "The Outrageous and Ludicrous".

Still, I had the opportunity to watch "F9", and so I did, as I hadn't already seen it. And yeah, "F9" was as laughable as I had anticipated it.

Actually, Cipher (played by Charlize Theron) actually summarized how I was feeling throughout the entire movie here, with one single line that she uttered in the movie; "you got to be kidding me."

Visually then "F9" was good. Yeah, I will say that much, because the visuals definitely are top notch and help carry the movie, as basically everything else in the movie wasn't doing much for the movie.

And yeah, they had a very impressive cast ensemble for "F9", I will admit that much. What does amaze me, however, is that people on the cast list don't stop up and go "really?" when they read the script. But I guess, a dollar is a dollar, huh?

If you sit down to watch "F9", you have to put aside anything called laws of physics and realism. Because all those concepts are non-existing in this movie. And the abundance of things that was downright laughable and outrageous in "F9" is countless, but at least they provided me with a heap of laughs. Yeah, I couldn't help laugh throughout the majority of this movie, because it was just so bad.

"F9" is a watchable movie, but it is essentially just another testimony to why the "Fast and Furious" franchise should have stopped after "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift".

I am rating "F9" a very bland and mediocre five out of ten stars. This is a movie that left no impressions on me, and it is one that will just quietly fade into oblivion, given its ludicrous over-the-top lack of respect for laws of physics, gravity and realism.
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6/10
They've turned it into a superhero movie
AfricanBro30 July 2021
It's not terrible, you just have to be okay with remembering it's a senseless movie. I agree with most of the crappy ratings but I do think it's still an entertaining movie.

I was laughing so hard just 20 minutes in, looking at how fake and unrealistic it was, but then what else would you expect from a fast and furious movie these days. After seeing the previous two movies, nothing surprised me, not even the illogical stunts they pulled. Though they overdid themselves this time, you really need to shut your brain off to enjoy this one because they've turned a racing movie into a superhero movie now. Almost nothing makes sense in the plot or the science behind the action sequences.
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5/10
Hellaciously stupid
Dar Star9 March 2022
OMG. Where to even begin? I could write pages of examples of how incomprehensibly stupid this movie is. Just take my word for it. It does have enough action and effects to get thru a sitting if you are truly bored, but it's a damnation of Hollywood that a 10th installment of this car wreck of a series will surely be made.
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1/10
Oscar worthy
nerdgasms20 July 2021
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Next up in Fast 10: Dom remembers he has a long lost brother on Mars played by Dave Batista and along with family is able to slingshot his Dodge Charger to space where he hops from satellite to satellite to finally get to Mars where it turns out his brother is actually Paul Walker in a Dave Batista suit back for revenge. Meanwhile the power of family is too strong for the planet and it ruptures but luckily vin diesel is able to jump into his Dodge Charger just in time. The planet had no effect on him cause of the titanium roll cage.
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Charlize Theron's put-a-bowl-on-head-and-cut-around haircut needs it's own movie
sumtim3s00n29 July 2021
The movies are becoming just too stupid. Soon the storyline will be 2 explosions from opposite side of the tracks who fall in love.

It is insulting to the audience. Actors should give their money back for making society even more dumb and primitive. Then ban the writers, director and producers from hollybank.

All that money and budget, probabily 125 writers they hired and they couldnt come up with a movie that would be something above the quality of a toilet cleaner. Actually all commercials,even those 5 second ones, are above this nonsense.

All in all, generic, insultingly dumb, unfunny and a horrible mess.
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6/10
Leprechaun 4
SnoopyStyle6 August 2021
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The gang receives a transmission with Mr. Nobody. He had captured Cipher but the plane has crashed. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is reluctant to go on another mission and risk his family but Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) convinces him. There is a MacGuffin and Dom's newly revealed brother Jakob (John Cena). Family...

The full title is Leprechaun 4: In Space. It's a bit of an insult to tag your movie In Space. Leprechaun is a campy horror-comedy franchise and its self-mocking humor uses the insult to its advantage. F&F has been approaching that line over the years and it may be a moment of jumping the shark. F&F started originally as a semi-serious fun cars & babes franchise. The action has gotten more and more ridiculous to the point of superhero unreality. Tyrese Gibson is doing a meta commentary while questioning his invulnerability. It's fitting that he and Ludacris are the ones going into space. Tyrese is the silly comic relief but it's getting out of hand. This series is being so ridiculous that it is almost critic-proof in that respect. No nay-sayer is going to win an argument by pointing out the outlandish non-sensical action scenes. We already know and it's why we watch the movies. It is what it is at this point.
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1/10
They finally went way too far!
italianchica-5013513 July 2021
I usually enjoy this franchise and have seen every movie multiple times. Unfortunately F9 was the most ridiculous, unbelievable, far fetched nonsense I've ever seen. It was so dumb to the point that I wasn't entertained. Talk about disappointing.
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6/10
Peace is Chaos
nogodnomasters13 June 2021
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The crew once again comes together and saves the world. They had to create a past and make John Cena the brother of Vin Diesel and the bad guy. Jordana Brewster is back and Helen Mirren in a cameo. No Jason Stratham, but we do get Charlize Theron as the bad girl.

The plot is immaterial. There is more car wreckage than what Bruce Willis did to Moscow. Roof top jumping becomes bus/truck top jumping. There is a scene which pokes fun at the FF series by discussing the infinite impossible missions that they go on and they don't die, or even get a scratch.

And of course all ends well with the extended family meal.

I learned you can drive through a mine field but you must be going 80 MPH or more. If you zig-zag when running away from someone shooting at you with an automatic weapon, you never get hit. Nobody know how to shoot out a tire. The Pontiac Fiero (plot spoiler) is rated for the icy vacuum of outer space. And Yoda was a puppet. Grab the popcorn, leave your mind at the door.
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2/10
I miss the old F&F
DeBBss30 July 2021
I've heard so many jokes about the physics in F9 thinking they were just overexaggerating, but no, it's really that bad. F&F is known for going crazier and crazier with each entry, but I think it's gone too far for its own good. Not one action scene entertained me; none of the scenes were creative, they were just dumb. Some may find enjoyment from how ridiculous it is, but I was just left unimpressed.

And the story was exactly the same as the last few F&F movies. They're so similar that you can literally predict what happens if you've recently watched F8 or F7. F&F has gone so far from it's roots that I've given up on the franchise. At least give one spin-off for the car guys and OG fans, maybe something similar to the first three F&Fs, it'll hurt nobody, Universal.

This movie is just really bad. Tons of plot holes, ridiculous action scenes, and a story that disgraces what F&F used to be. As a huge and longtime fan of the franchise, I have now lost faith. This film is a disgrace, and I refuse to believe that John Cena is Dominic Toretto's brother.
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6/10
Fast & Furious 9
Prismark104 August 2021
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This time it's personal for Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel.) A cryptic message from Mr Nobody puts Dom head to head with his younger brother Jakob (John Cena.)

Dom blames Jakob for the death of their father who died in a racing accident.

Jakob went into the spy game. He is now trying to obtain a gadget split into two halves the key to activate it.

F9 is simply a ludicrous high octane action movie.

Most of the stunts defy gravity. There is a segment set in space. The story makes little sense with another character coming back from the dead.

Even the younger versions of Dom and Jakob look nothing like their older counterparts.

At least as a popcorn film it is magnetic fun.
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1/10
My wife said...
ian-86415 August 2021
That this movie is marginally more interesting than me.

The divorce is final next month.
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9/10
It's dumb, unrealistic and a hilariously awesome time!
lutomlinson23 June 2021
Look, it's not winning any awards, but 5.2 (at the moment) is very misguiding. The action scenes are so crazy and over the top that they'll make you laugh and if you dont you need to loosen up a bit. There are a few lulls which doesn't hurt the movie but damn, some of the action scenes were so ridiculous in the best way. At no point did it feel too long and I was never bored. I did see this in a larger theatre though and I can see it not being such a spectacle if you dont have a decent home theatre setup

The story surprised me and had a few genuinely emotional moments, Vin was the best he's been in a while and john cena surprised me in this, I can see him getting a few big budget starring roles out of this. Tyrese is lucky they're keeping him around, the dude is straight up not funny., only times I laughed at him was how bad his one liners were...ludacris on the other hand has a few funny moments

If you can turn your brain off and enjoy a big budget over the top action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously then it's worth a watch.

The score of 5.2 is just unfair for how entertained I was.
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6/10
It's okay
hachiv7 August 2022
If you've been a fan of the constant increase of ridiculous and more fantastical moments then you should like this just fine. But if you've been missing the more simple days of street racing and grounded stories then this isn't gonna win you over.
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2/10
Enough. Red light. Stop
d-shilling-11 July 2021
Just utter garbage. To say this movie was written and made by a 12 year old is an insult to a 12 year old. This franchise needs to end now.
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1/10
Illogical and nonsense
zaman-7877822 July 2021
This franchise was about street racing and now all of a sudden after 8 installments its about the same crew of below average actors trying to save the world from evil. If you want to see a bunch of people saving the world with their anti-physics and doent-make-any-sense sort of stunts, i'd recommend you put your 30 dollars on something like Batman or Superman because this film is wrong in so many ways that i dont even know from where to start.
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Stop.
aseeleg4 July 2021
Just please stop it! That's unbelievable and we really sick of this, and we all know that you sick of this too, and you guys just make it to get earnings and a F money , but please we DON'T WANT MORE.
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6/10
Very unreal and impractical, but still fun!
SPZMaxinema3 July 2023
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Yes, this movie is riddled with problems and is very silly with how far they go. Not only did they jump the shark, they jumped it from over a cliff and in outer space!! Plus it is kind of a mystery who would've babysat the kid when they were gone and why/how Han is alive. It was pretty ridiculous that they brought him back.

On the flip side I did like a lot of the action when they just stuck with car chases and fist fights, and it was once again clever how they tied in the characters from Tokyo Drift (which is a movie that I think is good enough for what it is).

Overall, if you're a lover of film from an art and depth perspective, this is not the movie for you. I had just enough fun with it but it had its eye-roll worthy moments, no doubt!
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1/10
You ain't Fast, are you Serious?
rasticho3 August 2021
I felt compelled to write this review one hour into the movie (couldn't carry on for obvious reasons)... We all knew the franchise was steadily worsening but this one takes the cake. I don't think you can make something utterly ridiculous even on purpose.

Only question I would like to ask the cast is do they actually care about F&F like we the fans do/did or was it just a big lie right from the start?

A person with some kind of self-esteem wouldn't embarrass him/herself this way.

P. S. Charlize, I keep having nightmares about that haircut.
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7/10
Unrealistic but it's entertaining as hell
ajmalnayeemaj24 May 2021
I get it, this movie has a lot of logic loops but it never fails to entertain. I enjoyed every scene and it was a fun ride.

The opening scene was the standout , the first 30 minutes was epic. It's crazy and was fun to watch. The story was much better than the previous movies, a good plot but the action scenes ruined it.

John Cena did a really good job but he was invisible throughout the movie. Dom was just punching in the air. The action scenes were crazy and dumb but you'll enjoy it. Fast and Furious still hasn't lost it's touch, it's just getting crazier!!
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3/10
The Sad but Curious..
My-Two-Cent4 March 2022
How does John The Chin Cena keep getting work? Why does Michelle Rodriquez always look like she thinks she caught the smell of a fart and she's trying to figure out where it came from.? How many bullets does a good guy clip for an AK hold? It must be a few hundred.. And when going top speed does switching gears and stomping on the gas pedal really make you that much faster? And who writes this crap and how do I get a gig like this?
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6/10
Thoughts You May or May Not Have, While Watching This Movie.
aShepStarProduction30 July 2021
I can drive like that, easy.

Dom and Jacob haven't changed a bit since 1989.

Everyone wears white t-shirts in combat.

People always run in between bullets to dodge them, don't they?

Did Roman just get crushed like Wile E. Coyote?

And his name is John Cena!

This is so realistic!

Did they just bungy jump in a car?

Is he a Super-hero?

Kids, we should try this at home.

This has got to be a parody, right?

These are just some of the thoughts, you may have, in the first 25 minutes! You'll have to watch the rest to see if cars can really drive in outer space.
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2/10
this franchise just gets dumber and dumber
MLDinTN17 March 2022
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For an adventure movie to be good, it still needs to be somewhat plausible. This movie is so out there and unrealistic it just makes the whole thing dumb. Some examples, driving a jeep across a falling bridge but still makes it to the other side (forget gravity), flying a car into space and destroying a satellite by ramming it with the car, using magnets to take over a truck. Movie also introduces John Cena as Dom's younger brother whom just happens to work for the guy that wants to take over the world. Of course there is history with Dom blaming Jakob for their dad's death. And they have a big fight on top a big rig, just silly.

FINAL VERDICT: Not worth your time.
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8/10
Fans from the start should love this!
RaeGal-446111 August 2021
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I don't understand all the hate? 9 movies in and you all should know what to expect and I loved it!

Yeah, some corny, far fetched action....but what do you expect? Bringing back the previous characters was just awesome. If you've been here from the beginning it had to feel great to see the connections and backstories.

Take it for what it is...we need movies like this still these days!
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6/10
Getting to be exhausting
cardsrock2 August 2021
I'm someone who's continued enjoy these films even as they've increasingly gone off the rails. F9 is where I think I've reached my breaking point.

The stunts aren't even crazy anymore, they're just stupid. It's gotten impossible to care about what's happening because anyone who dies comes back to life. There are no stakes. They're also basically superheroes at this point, which they even reference in the film.

The magnets. My god the magnets. I don't even know what to say other than the logic and consistency of how the magnets work is flabbergasting.

This isn't to say everything is bad. Cena is a fun villain, even though the flashback scenes for his character are cringe. The music is still great. Lin's direction is solid. The themes still resonate, but are becoming increasingly meme-able.

I feel like a 6 is generous here and is mostly based on my previous enjoyment of this franchise. I hope this series can course correct or find a good ending because they're throttling towards a cliff.
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1/10
Dumb Dumber Dumbest
patel-3516629 July 2021
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1000's of cars behind them, but nothing happns to them....1000's of Landmines, but nothing happns to them......1000's of bullets shoot from all the sides but nothing happens to them.....1000's of people behind them with automatic guns, but nothing happens to them.....not even a single scratch on their body.....DUMB LADIES AND GENTLEMEN this movie is for you. In one particular scene in first 30 minuits, the entire tank falls 90 degree on Ludacris.....but hey I am Ludacris, death cant touch me.
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