United States |
Los Angeles Times
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"An intensely involving entertainment that can be enjoyed by viewers who scarcely know how their own cars work" |
POS
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"Vin Diesel's anti-hero is neatly balanced by Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner (...) The fun of a movie like this is not found in its logic, but in scary stunts and supercharged emotions." |
POS
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United States |
rogerebert.com
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"It doesn't have a brain in its head, but it has some great chase scenes (...) 'The Fast and the Furious' is not a great movie, but it delivers what it promises to deliver (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" |
NEU
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United States |
SFGATE
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"Something special about it. It's a formula movie, to be sure, but it's Formula One" |
POS
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United States |
The New York Times
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"A routine crime drama that deserves its generic title. Neither fast nor furious" |
NEG
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United Kingdom |
BBC
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"[It] manages to boast more action, sex and adrenaline than 'Pearl Harbor', 'Jurassic Park III', and 'Planet of the Apes' combined (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
Empire
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"In a cheerfully cheesy way, this is probably the most fun to be had at the multiplex so far this year (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
The Wall Street Journal
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"Shrewdly conceived, confidently executed and outrageously entertaining." |
POS
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United States |
Boston Globe
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"Turbo-charged wallbanger with the IQ of a tire iron. But it jumps off the screen with the mindless panache of a good bad movie." |
NEU
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United States |
Variety
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"A gritty and gratifying cheap thrill (...) the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed." |
POS
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United States |
AV Club
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"Better equipped to deal with the workings of nitro-injection systems than human emotions, director Rob Cohen's film grows less assured the more time it spends with its characters" |
NEU
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United States |
Austin Chronicle
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"A heady, rocketing blast of fast cars, loud hip-hop, and a script so cheesy it might as well have 'Made in Wisconsin'" |
POS
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United States |
Chicago Tribune
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"There's some undeniable appeal to watching a well-oiled, built-for-speed machine operating with its pedal to the metal -- even if it's destined to wind up in flames before the finish line." |
POS
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United States |
New York Daily News
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"Unless you live and breathe exhaust fumes, there isn't much to sustain a viewer through a lame story and dialogue so pathetic." |
NEG
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United States |
Entertainment Weekly
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"Works hard to be exciting, but the movie scarcely lives up to its title. It could have used a bit of a fuel injection itself." |
NEU
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