7/10
Smokes the original by a mile
4 June 2003
This sequel is such a huge improvement that you need not have to see the original anymore, or if you didn't see it the first time, don't have to at all. I was expecting this film to be like the original all over again with boring dialogue, dull acting, and different action sequences. But I was quite surprised to discover that this movie was not bad at all, it was I would say, on the level of pretty okay and good. If you have an open mind and view then you will no doubt enjoy this and even laugh at the jokes in the movie. The acting not as stale but the jokes and action make up for it. The peculiar lifestyle within the film comes as expected like a 2 hour eye-candy car show event which still remains silly and outrageous, but hey it's just a movie. I was blown away with some of the intense race action scenes, combined with computer generated sequence for added realism seem believable and convincing. The first action scene I would say is the most exciting. As for the cars, disappointed that they should've used the Nissan Skyline throughout the entire film as the showcase vehicle other than the Mitsubishi. Also shocked that even faster intimidating sports cars weren't displayed to their full potential. Unlike the first film where it was actual 1/4mile street racing, this time around competition is tested in a closed off location, and not in straight-line fashion but circuit racing, reaching a destination point and back. The plot and story both somewhat believable since now we are able to deal with a major player bad guy. And the reason, a major product that let's just say is worth more than a truck-load of stolen DVD players, :D. Overall worth watching to see just the cars. 7/10
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