Review | Fast X movie review: Vin Diesel confronts Jason Momoa’s flamboyant new villain in latest instalment of the ridiculous action blockbuster series
- In what is the 11th, and possibly second last, film in the franchise, Vin Diesel and his street racer team take on Jason Momoa’s evil Dante Reyes
- The plot takes the star-studded cast and viewers around the globe as Reyes commits various violent acts to ‘punish’ the world for his father being killed
3/5 stars
In a plot development that has become increasingly commonplace within this juggernaut action series, Fast X revises the events of 2011’s Fast Five to reveal a formidable new villain in the shape of an aggressively flamboyant Jason Momoa.
Justin Lin, the franchise’s de facto godfather, was originally slated to direct what would have been his sixth instalment, but retreats into a producer/screenwriter role, allowing seasoned action director Louis Leterrier to take the wheel for what is being touted as the first half of the franchise’s grand finale.
Beyond that it is business as usual, as this unwieldy beast of a movie jet-sets around the world, destroying everything in its path, while ensuring sufficient screen time for each member of its bloated, star-studded cast.
