Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

ryanskywalker-87402 The most glaring negative to "2 Fast 2 Furious" is it's incredible back pedaling on any sense of danger and excitement with a story that underwhelms to a huge degree. What before felt much more grand, here feels like a cheap 90s cop TV show. Almost everything that shined in the first film fails here.At the top of the list is the worthless and limp Cole Hauser as Miami's resident "bad guy" whose entire posse of henchmen appears to be two equally terrible Cuban drones. Why the writers would narrow this story to such an empty villain is beyond me. To top it off we have to deal with the FBI and the returning Thom Barry (Bilkins) who seriously doesn't even seem to show up for work. I kept wondering where he was looking when he was talking. Can we work on eye lines please?? Some seriously amateur acting there.As usual Eva Mendes thrills with her sexy, sultry appearance but falls flat with a vacuous almost non-existent performance. She has cornered the market on gorgeous yet empty actresses who excel in Hollywood. I think a career is modeling might do her much better. Just keep her mouth shut.Paul Walker, as the apparent protagonist to the series, fairs better but not much than anyone else. He looks good in the part as he did in the first film and carries himself well, especially in the driving scenes. Sadly and painfully though the writers and director somehow decided that the majority of the cast would speak ebonics/street in this film. Now, if it felt natural I would buy it, but when you force someone like Paul Walker into using phrases like "cuz" and "kick it" it comes off as incredibly fake and corny as if someone was trying to speak in a fake British Accent and could say nothing but "Bloody Hell, Govna, I am bloody British". SHUD UP !! Sorry, Paul Walker does not normally speak this way and his character Brian shouldn't either. I had a number of eye-roll moments dealing with Walker's onset of slang, cuz.On the positive side and one of the only things I did enjoy about the film was Tyrese Gibson as Roman. I think we got more of him than we did of his character. Every other word out of his mouth was "bra". It got annoying at times, but ultimately his performance came off as fun. At times I had some laugh out loud moments at his reactions and quips. The same type of stuff from Walker would have been hideous, but from Gibson it worked out fine.Going in to the film I knew it was directed by John Singleton who I have had great respect for in the past. "Boyz n the Hood" is a brilliant and powerful film. I also enjoyed "Poetic Justice" and "Higher Learning". I had a certain expectation about him as a Director that I thought would add to this series, but sadly it did not. Compared to the stylistic and impressive camera work and visual effects in the first film "2 Fast 2 Furious" really falls down a rung. The effects during the races/chases you would expect to improve but here seem much more "low budget" and animated. It almost at times seemed more like the over the top cartoon like antics of the Washowski's "Speed Racer" than another Fast and the Furious film. (Yes, I know this was before "Speed Racer", but I am simply drawing a comparison).There are fun smaller roles for Ludicrous (Tej) and the spicy little Devon Aoki (Suki) but they do not get much play here. Sadly, the local Miami racing circuit stuff at the beginning of the film was much more fun and interesting than the majority of the film with Cole Hauser and his dumb-ass sidekicks. I could even see a TV series around the antics of a team like this sans Paul Walker and all of his character's baggage. When Ludicrous is more fun and interesting than your main character you might want to do some damn re-writing.In the end, while there is promise here, I think the main plot / story is an un-interesting mess. It's just boring. Who cares. Keep the story more to the streets where it shines and away from FBI informants as hot as Eva Mendes. It's just dumb. While I respect John Singleton I do not think this was a good match for his skill set. Maybe the film was rushed, I don't know, but it is well below his capabilities in my opinion.

hersheedontplay 2 Fast 2 Furious was a pretty good installment in this franchise. Seeing that Brian was an original member of the cast from the very beginning. Old Blue Eyes is what I called him. I now see that he was the face of the franchise. I will be watching all of the rest of the installments to bring me back up to present day before they bring out the 8th installment. This 8th installment should be interesting to watch and to see who will be in it. Right now I'm watching Tokyo Drift. Last night I watched the the original The Fast and The Furious, I also watched 2 Fast 2 Furious(this one). It was really good .. I love the introduction of Roman Mr. Pierce into the franchise, he brought some comedy relief to the line up. But now watching TD ... I can see where the indifference of the cast members may have come into play. Van Diesel wasn't in 2 but he came back in 3 this one TD and old blue eyes wasn't in TD ...hhhmmm where problems brewing way back when? Anyway let me finish watching this ... So I can do a review on this one. ENJOY

adonis98-743-186503 Former cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself. 2 Fast 2 Furious was always somehow my least favorite of the Fast & Furious but honestly after watching it again today it's a very fun sequel not as good as the first film of the most recent ones but still miles better than Tokyo Drift in my opinion. It has some mindless action and over the top stunts but it's a Franchise about fast cars what did you except? Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson have a really great chemistry together and Eva Mendes also did a pretty nice job. Fast & Furious 2 is not as bad as the reviews made it look like i mean the film starts pretty goddamn strong with that race and continues to get better and better it's a good mindless action flick.

Spikeopath The second instalment of what will become an on going film franchise, 2 Fast 2 Furious ticks all the boxes of the action junkie fan. Paul Walker is back as Brian O'Conner and joined by Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes, who all get involved in an undercover job to bring down Cole Hauser's nefarious bad guy. There's lots of awesome cars, pecs and breasts, noise, carnage, violence and awful dialogue. The story is weak, but are we really looking for some brains over brawn here? We want car porn and we want it now! And so it delivers as per our polite request. John Singleton directs, David Arnold scores the music and Matthew F. Leonetti photographs the sumptuous Florida locations. 6/10