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2 Fast 2 Furious
- Review Date: September 29, 2003
- PG-13
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2003
Common Sense Media says
Death by sequel. Extremely violent sequel.
Parents say
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Kids say
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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.
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.
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.
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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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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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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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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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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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well, its pretty good, bad acting
well dis one is ok not as good as first and newest
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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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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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i really liked the first fast and fuious but i hated this one
What to watch out for
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Violence:
Great deal of violence, including gunplay and torture. Characters in peril.
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Sex:
Sexual references, skimpy clothing.
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Language:
Many four-letter words.
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Consumerism:
Not an issue.
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Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Drinking.
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| 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. |
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