Summary
Fast X, arguablyFast and Furious’ most disappointing movie, makes the franchise’s $626 million box office hit even more impressive in retrospect. What started as a small-scale crime film set in the streets of Los Angeles has since become a global blockbuster franchise where every movie is bigger than the previous one. However,Fast X’s box officeand mixed-to-bad reviews indicate that the saga’s formula, which traces back toFast Five(2011), is wearing out.
It is difficult to imagine there will ever be anotherFast and Furiousmovie likeFast Fiveunless theupcomingFast and Furious11is a significant improvement from its predecessor.Fast Fivewas the movie the Fast Saga needed after the franchise regained momentum withFast & Furious(2009), forever changing the IP and paving the way for the films to become box office titans. WhereasFast Fiveshowed the potential of theFast and Furiousfranchise,Fast Xconfirmed everything wrong with the series' most recent films.
Predicting The Ending Of All 13 Fast & Furious Characters In Fast 11
The Fast Saga is set to conclude with Fast & Furious 11 – or Fast X 2 – but how will Dom Toretto and his family’s stories come to a definitive end?
Fast X Tried To Replicate Fast Five’s Magic (& It Failed)
Fast Xtried to replicate the best things aboutFast Five, yet it failed to do so. From opening the movie with aFast Fiveflashback to returning to Rio de Janeiro,Fast Xwanted audiences to rememberFast and Furious’ best movie. Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes, a character who debuted inFast Xand therefore was not inFast Five, was retconned into being Hernan Reyes’ son.Dante’s quest for revenge tied directly intoFast Fiveand even led to a recreation of the movie’s iconic“This is Brazil”face-off between Toretto and Hobbs.
Fast Xwas supposed to be the culmination of the Fast Saga, a movie that was expected to live up to how massive the saga had become.
Fast Xwas also similar toFast Fivein the sense that it brought all of the franchise’s biggest characters together for one massive crossover. Still, apart from the direct connections and the callbacks,Fast Xcouldn’t match whatFast Fivedid. Despite the $340 million price tag, which madeFast Xthe most expensiveFast and Furiousmovie to date, the film had a lot of issues and was too big for its own good.Fast Fivewas a far better movie in terms of pacing, script, and action sequences, all of which are elementsFast Xstruggled with.
Fast Five(71%) andFurious 7(81%) are the only “Certified Fresh"Fast and Furiousmovies on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fast X’s Problems Highlight How Great Fast Five Was
Fast Five accomplished something special
Fast Xwas supposed to be the culmination of the Fast Saga, a movie that was expected to live up to how massive the saga had become. WhileFast Xwas indeed bigger than its predecessors in terms of scale, it was also the most flawedFast and Furiousfilm in years. Compared toFast Xand even other big-budgetFast and Furiousmovies,Fast Fivedid a much better job of balancing character moments, high-stakes action, and a good story. More than a decade later,Fast Fiveis still the benchmark for whatFast and Furiouscan be.
Fast X
Cast
Fast X is the latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, featuring Vin Diesel as Dom Toretto. Released in 2023, the film follows Dom and his family as they confront a formidable adversary from their past, determined to dismantle their bonds and endanger everything they hold dear.
