brilliantbrown

7 of 10 stars

I LOVE CARS. I own both of the previous F&F films, the Italian Job remake and the Transporter on the merit of the cars, chases and races alone. I can’t argue against the fact that the storys are thin and full of holes. I just want to see the cars go. I need to see the cars go. I don’t even hear the lame dialoge over the engines.

Tokyo Drift is another film that will end up on my shelf for this same reason. The plot is poorly concieved and even more poorly executed. The characters are flat. But dammit if the cars aren’t slick. But I feel more for the cars than for the drivers. These vehicles are legendary to a car guy like me, without them this would be a 2 star movie, instead of the 7 I’m giving it.

The whole film seems contrived and unoriginal. The mountain drift scene in the end is almost, shot for shot, taken from Initial D (the manga and anime). At then end of the day, though… no one who sees this movie cares. Just give me more VROOM!