2 Fast 2 Furious (PG-13, 2003)

common sense media says

Death by sequel. Extremely violent sequel.


parents & educators say
  • 43% say language is an issue
  • 43% say violence is an issue

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.

Violence: Great deal of violence, including gunplay and torture. Characters in peril.
Sex: Sexual references, skimpy clothing.
Language: Many four-letter words.
Consumerism: Not applicable.

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Talk to your kids
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.

What's the story?

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?

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.

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Eva Mendes, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson
Genre: Action/Adventure
Run time: 107 minutes
Theatrical release: June 6, 2003
DVD release: 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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What parents & educators say

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Based on 7 parent & educator reviews:
  • 43% say language is an issue
  • 43% say violence is an issue
  • 29% say sexual content is an issue

Most useful reviews by all members

G2B
kid, 13 years old
 
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 !

davidguitar15. ...
teen, 17 years old
 
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

NFSRacer0210
teen, 15 years old
 
Most violent Fast And Furious movie ever made.
Very violent, at least is better than Death Race or 300.

foxirox
teen, 16 years old
 
well, its pretty good, bad acting
well dis one is ok not as good as first and newest

NicoleReeves
parent of 3 , 7 , 9 , 12 , 16 , and 18 year old
 
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.

natedogg
teen, 16 years old
 
best movie
this movie was amazing and with ludacris in it. smart

 
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*

 
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.

james brown
teen, 17 years old
 
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.

f2magician
teen, 14 years old
 
love it it is so awsome you should definately watch it

 
Eh.
As far as sequels go this is not the greatest movie ever made. I think so much could have been done to make it better. There is a lot of violence, and even more of the girls in slinky, revealing outfits. Not for young children!

Shinjo
adult
 
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!

mikeyski
teen, 16 years old
 
I lost brain cells watching this!!
This is the dumbest movie I`ve ever seen. You could not pay me a million dollars to watch it again. There is one action seen in the whole movie that is not that great anyways. I suggest that no one see`s any of the fast and the furious movies ever.

 
Don't bother
Seriously, whilst this movie is teens + up, it's just incredibly boring! Any of the other F+F movies is much better use of time and money.

Totally500
teen, 15 years old
 
2 fast is cool
The sequel to the firstone is great better than the first

TheSuperman765
teen, 16 years old
 
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.

Unixcorn Dinorawr
kid, 11 years old
 
Love It but Hate It
I love this movie!! but i hate seeing people being hurt. I could imagine the pain of the poor guy who's stummy (I call it a stummy) was being torched because of how sensitive our stummys are. :c

bigshow19
teen, 13 years old
 
it's great ive seen it but a little much sex and violence

manutd1717
teen, 16 years old
 
good
good movie for kids 9 and up

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