Anyways, the plot is pretty much the same as the first two movies. Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) is back again undercover, only this time he's working for the FBI. The FBI is still trying to take down Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), but has had no luck ever since Dom's and Brian's last encounter from the first movie. When one of Dom's close partner's suddenly dies, Brian is back on the case and decides to track down Dom. This time however, Brian isn't going to Dom to convict him, but instead to ask him for help to take down an even bigger threat in the illegal street racing world, where in exchange, Dom would get full immunity and zero conviction.
It's great to see Paul Walker and Vin Diesel working together again. It's just too bad however that the plot just doesn't work here in this movie as it would've in the second Fast & Furious movie had Vin Diesel played Tyrese's part. It also feels inconsistent in the time spectrum, because unless the third Fast & Furious movie is set in the future, that would mean this movie as well as the next two movies all take place within just one year? How is that?
When Brian finally reunites with Dom's sister Mia, she says "it's been four years, Brian". The first movie came out in 2001, which means the fourth movie takes place in 2005. The third movie came out in 2006. If I'm correct on this estimation, this movie starts off the craziest year ever for the lives of Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Connor. Unfortunately, I didn't find the beginning of this crazy year for them to be as well written or as enjoyable as the first encounter with Dom and Brian. Some chemistry felt forced or lost, and the action scenes weren't that exciting to view except for the beginning. I only recommend watching this film as a build up to a much better two sequels.
**1/2
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