2 Fast 2 Furious
Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 6, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
15
Negative:
14
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75
San Francisco ChronicleC.W. Nevius
The result? Well, as expected, director John Singleton ("Boyz N the Hood") did not make a movie as good as "FF1." This is way better. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A video game crossed with a buddy movie, a bad cop-good cop movie, a Miami druglord movie, a chase movie and a comedy. It doesn't have a brain in its head, but it's made with skill and style and, boy, is it fast and furious. Read full review
70
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
Not that there isn't a story at work here; there indeed is, but only just enough to sustain the action. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
This is low-rent summer fun, exuberantly mounted, so leave your IQ in the glove compartment. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
A lark for anyone who's willing to check their brains at the concession stand for 100 minutes. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Regardless, it's sad that Singleton is taking Diesel's sloppy seconds. Read full review
63
PremiereGlenn Kenny
Singleton’s film is, in fact, pretty enjoyable if you look at it as the B-movie it really ought to be, rather than the E-ticket major studio release it actually is. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
This shaggy-dog sequel is ultimately satisfying for the most low-tech of reasons: The competitive bond between the two central characters. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy
While this John Singleton-directed sequel provides a breezy enough joyride, it lacks the unassuming freshness and appealing neighborhood feel of the economy-priced original. Read full review
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Not about good storytelling, but it knows to turn up the volume, cut to dizzying closeups of driver's eyes as they negotiate dangerous bends and indulge its audience in the soul slaps, fanny grabs and head nods that govern this racing lifestyle. Read full review
60
Total FilmStaff (Not Credited)
Not quite as good as the original, but John Singleton's boyz-and-their-customised-hoods sequel won't disappoint. Settle back, hang on and smell that rubber. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
2F2F, under the cut-to-the-chase direction of John Singleton, strips the package known as the Mindless Summer Movie down to its barest components of wheels, skin, and a pulsing soundtrack. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
A movie with a confident sense of its own worthlessness, it speeds by in a flurry of candy-coloured cars, bare midriffs, screaming engines and a pulsing rap soundtrack. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Singleton abandons the underground racing subculture that gave the first film its allure, relying instead on lazy thriller plotting that's only a bag of donuts and a freeze-frame away from the average TV cop show. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
Looks sleek and moves efficiently, but there's nothing too distinctive under the hood. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Plays like a colorful but inert timekiller that you might tolerate while dozing off in front of the TV, but only because you are too sleepy to reach for the remote control. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
At least 2 Fast is self-aware enough to know that it's trash, which is worth half a bonus point. Lack of pretension helps the viewer get over the fact that this is just another retread. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Not to say that it isn't fun, only to say that it is more about sensation than sense. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
The best thing about 2 Fast 2 Furious is Tyrese (terrific in Singleton's "Baby Boy"), whose charisma, looks and charm supply the picture with much-needed spark. It's too bad he's stuck in this spotty video game. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Without Diesel's brooding lunkhead presence it's more like "1/2 Fast 1/2 Furious." Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's really all about the cars, kandy-kolored nitro-injected streamline babies with sweeter curves than a Playboy photo spread, more personality than Rome, Brian and Monica combined and enough juice to send a fleet of rockets to the farthest reaches of the known universe. Read full review
40
Film ThreatClint Morris
About as anachronistic and generic as an action sequel could be. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
So what do we have here? Lots of cars going very fast. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Lacks the charismatic presence of Vin Diesel, who has priced himself right out of the franchise. Without Diesel, there's not much gas, at least not from the nonvehicular elements. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Without a plausible script, crisp dialogue or rounded characters, the majority of the picture will sag gracelessly. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
My hand trembles slightly as I type these words, but the truth is that while watching 2 Fast 2 Furious, the follow-up to the pleasurably cheap-thrills sleeper "The Fast and the Furious," I realized just how much I miss Vin Diesel. Read full review
30
SlateMichael Agger
2 Fast 2 Furious is just 2 lame, 2 tame, and 2 much like a video game. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAlex Pappademas
The script, and the actors' breezy performances, work inasmuch as they get us to the chase on time. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Unlike original director Rob Cohen, Singleton has no gift for giddy action and his movie is a crashing bore. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The film has enough wild driving to satisfy any "French Connection" fan or "Bullitt" buff, but there's precious little for anyone else to enjoy. 2 foolish + 2 flashy = 4 get it! Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's a kind of "Miami Vice" with many more carz and numberz where all the adjectives used 2 go. Read full review
20
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Unfortunately, all of these supremely expressive vehicles come equipped with drivers, principally a pair of crash-test dummies played by Paul Walker and Tyrese, whose low-gear dialogue makes the whine of engines sound like the highest poetry. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It’s all very nice to look at, sure, but pretty colors and molten intercoolers aside, 2 Fast 2 Furious is about as exciting as a Yugo in quicksand. Read full review
12
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This movie only takes a few minutes to crash and burn, but more than an hour and a half to realize it. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Certainly trashy, but, stripped of Mr. Diesel's services and directed by John Singleton, it's a no-go Yugo in muscle-car sheet metal.
10
SalonCharles Taylor
It's a terrible movie, stuck in plot idiocies and big, noisy set pieces like a tire mired in mud. Read full review
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