“Furious 7” works much the same crazy-insane, super fun car chase and fight scene magic as previous entries in the series, but also delivers in the emotional sense as the film pays tribute to the late Paul Walker.
The latest Marvel Studios comic-book-to-film extravaganza brings lots of action and laughs, and also a not-so-healthy helping of cheese. Thankfully, most of it works.
In Riddick, writer/director David Twohy and star Vin Diesel return to the formula that made Diesel’s first outing as the anti-hero Richard B. Riddick, Pitch Black, a surprise success: scary planet, scary aliens, Riddick being a badass.
“Fast & Furious 6” is everything we’ve come to associate with the term “summer popcorn flick” — heavy on car chases, fight scenes, and explosions, light on plot and sense.