Fast & Furious
Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 3, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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8
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12
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
It offers an attractive getaway route from self-importance, snark, and chatty comedies about male bonding. Here, stick shifts do the talking. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Fast & Furious is the first film since the original to be smart about how far to stretch logic without sacrificing the desired macho swagger and revved-up emotions. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Fast & Furious is, in a very bizarre way, a thing of gasp-inducing artistry to watch, even if you're not a member of the NASCAR, gear-head, street-racing crowd. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The reunion is fun and frantic, like the original on double nitro. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
Succeeds because the action is supercharged in a style that recalls Mel Gibson's apocalyptic classic, "The Road Warrior." The characters are more than cartoonish, and the plot grips the road. But it's Diesel who provides the nitro injection Read full review
63
PremierePatrick Parker
It sticks to what the series does best, mixing souped-up cars with corny jokes. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
No matter what, it's safe to say that this entirely acceptable retooling of the franchise makes for a satisfying experience for those who enjoy four-wheeled chases, hot bodies, hot cars, and a tall dose of tough-guy machismo. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
I hope the producers bring Lin back for the fifth film and strip it down even more. They can lose all the human characters except Brian and Mia and simply call it F&F. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil Smith
The car-nage that ensues is confined to a maze of underground tunnels, too dark and claustrophobic a setting to appreciate stunt scenes already made hard to follow by the epileptic editing. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The action scenes don't always get the balance between flash and danger right, but the movie remains agreeably dopey--presenting street-racing culture as a hotbed of colorful stereotypes and lipstick lesbianism--until a climax that just isn't there. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
The stripped-down title gets at what we're really here for: the cars. Are they fast? Check. Are they furious? Yep. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
By 2009, the franchise has nothing new to offer. The culture, through video games and reality television, has caught up to the series and surpassed it. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
I can see why Fast and Furious might be a smash as audiences look for escape from a broken economy. All those wheelies and power slides are designed to obliterate thought, not provoke it. Talk about a movie for its time. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Brian and Dom could drive from L.A. to Mexico City and back blindfolded, but would require a GPS to find the zipper of a dress. The only time they smile here is when they are alone in a garage, tinkering with their dream cars. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Inoffensive if uninspired. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
This will personally go down as the flick that really made me realize how much I hate CGI stunts. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The movie is ridiculous. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The drag-racing saga "The Fast and the Furious" (2001) made stars of Vin Diesel, who promptly ditched the series, and Paul Walker, who bailed after "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003). Both actors return for this fourth installment. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The end result, while it provides moments of kinetic entertainment, is too repetitive and uneven to be satisfying. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Like a lemon that's been tricked out with a fancy paint job, Fast & Furious won't stand up to much scrutiny under the hood. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I admire the craft involved, but the movie leaves me profoundly indifferent. After three earlier movies in the series, which have been transmuted into video games, why do we need a fourth one? Oh. I just answered my own question. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
A loud, dumb movie, but its male, car-obsessed audience will probably enjoy it anyway. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Feels about as fresh and lively as a piece of burnt rubber. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNicolas Rapold
Fast & Furious reconfirms that car-chase movies--good, bad, or mediocre--all assume the future employment of the quaint old fast-forward button. Read full review
30
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Spends a lot of time advertising how exciting it is, without actually being exciting. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
As it is, you'd get the same level of excitement watching "T.J. Hooker" reruns. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The stars look bored out of their minds when the fourth episode of the franchise stalls between racing sequences. Read full review
20
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A series that's provided a successful, moderately enjoyable ride up to now blows its tires, gasket and transmission on its way to flaming out in Fast & Furious. Read full review
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