2 Fast 2 Furious

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Common Sense Media says

Death by sequel. Extremely violent sequel.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that the movie has some strong language and a great deal of violence, including gunplay and torture. Girls wear skimpy clothes and sexual references abound.

  • Great deal of violence, including gunplay and torture. Characters in peril.
  • Sexual references, skimpy clothing.
  • Many four-letter words.

What's the story?

Paul Walker plays Brian O'Connor, who walked away from his job as an undercover cop in L.A. at the end of the first film. Now he lives in Miami and races on the streets for money. When given a choice between being arrested or going undercover to get the goods on a sleazy bad guy, Brian agrees to pose as a driver, as long as he can team up with childhood pal Roman Pearce (R&B star Tyrese, the only actor in this mess who shows any presence or class). Yes, there's some history the two of them have to work through; yes, the bad guy (Cole Hauser, barely registering on screen) gives them a test run to prove themselves; yes, the other undercover cop is a gorgeous babe who may be so far undercover that she can't be trusted; and yes, there are lots of chases, races, and what Roman refers to as "Dukes of Hazzard stunts."


Is it any good?

 

Talented writer-director John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood, Shaft) is really slumming here. This movie has numbingly inane dialogue, and for a story about people who are in love with machinery, it's also absurdly low-tech. In one completely idiotic scene, the bad guy tortures a policeman with a metal bucket, a huge rat, and a torch (you don't want to know). The movie takes only the least interesting character from the first film and puts him into a dumb undercover story that feels like a rejected script for Miami Vice.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about Brian's conflicts in deciding which side he is on. They could also discuss the difficult choices faced by undercover operators, who must stand by or even assist while their subjects commit crimes.


This review was written by Nell Minow
Kid, 13 years old
August 20, 2010
 
Sickiest One Out Of 'Em All
Greatest one out of all the fast and furious movies for me. Great deal of thrills, violence, and humour, with great story-line. In the one disterbing torture scene about the guy and the rat, at first that was quite edgy and you didn't know what was gonna happen and every thing. Overall a maximum 10 out of 10 for me. For some people it could be, 2 fast, and 2 furious !

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Parent of 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, and 19 year old
September 29, 2009
 
Jusst.....alright.
An alright sequel. Love the actors, but not all the language and the girls in tight, revealing clothes. Some violence that isn't appropriate for younger children.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
great!
im 15 and i thought this movie rocked. The first one was better..of course since it had vin diesel in it! haha but this one was still good. The was alot of action in it and the girl suki had a really cute pink car! Plus, Tyrese took his shirt off! *wOo wOo*

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Good
Not as good as the first one and tokyo drift but still pretty good. all of the other people that revewed this made it sound terrible it's realy that bad but I do sugjest you fast forwared over the pool scene. the other 2 are better though.

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Teen, 17 years old
November 7, 2010
 
this is an awesome movie...its not as volent as stupid common sense media says...they are idiots...one guy gets shot in the whole movie...the movie is mostly street racing....they are cuss words...mainly the S word and D word....theres also the middle finger. all the girl characters are mostly in skimpy clothes or bikinis....but theres no nudity....well in one seen a girl in a bikini has her bikini bottoms so tite that you can kinda see her butt but it only lasts for a few seconds

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Teen, 17 years old
March 23, 2010
 
well, its pretty good, bad acting
well dis one is ok not as good as first and newest

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
This garbage is totally not for kids, and not for anyone!
This is a stupid movie just showing you the wrong things to do and just everything but the good messages in life. Not for anyone!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Utterly, utterly pointless.
I'm sorry, but there's not really much to say about this movie beyond the simple fact that should have never been made. For extreme car-culture enthusiasts only, because they'll be too engrossed in the repetitive racing scenes to notice the lack of originality and plot.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 15, 2011
 
i really liked the first fast and fuious but i hated this one
What to watch out for * Violence: Great deal of violence, including gunplay and torture. Characters in peril. * Sex: Sexual references, skimpy clothing. * Language: Many four-letter words. * Consumerism: Not an issue. * Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Drinking.

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This review was written by Nell Minow
Studio:Universal Pictures
Director:John Singleton
Cast:Eva Mendes, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson
Genre:Action/Adventure
Run time:107 minutes
Theatrical release date:June 6, 2003
DVD release date:September 28, 2003
MPAA rating:PG-13
MPAA explanation:street racing, violence, language and some sensuality.

This review was written by Nell Minow
 

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