Dominic, Brian have returned to the United States to live normal lives. But Deckard Shaw, a rogue special forces assassin seeking revenge against Dominic and his crew for the death of his brother.
Dom's various vehicles are vehemently put through the wringer in the engine-block-destroying 'Furious 7.' It's like banging your head between two trash can lids, except fun!
Great and familiar cast, excellent script, superb production values and the direction is tight as a drum. Can't say this is the best film of the franchise, because so many of them have been excellent. But it's easily the most daring.
The director, James Wan, sends cars repeatedly airborne and seems himself to marvel at the results; the movie's real subject is the stunt work, but its stars' authentic chemistry lends melody to its relentless beat.
Gleefully sexist (buttttttts!), stupefyingly loud and heart-hurtingly ridiculous, you at least can't accuse Furious 7 of being boring. Or nuanced, or aware of the basic laws of science. But it sure is angry.
"Furious 7" could have come across as ghoulish, but it's not until the very end that we're reminded of Walker's fate, and the filmmakers handle it with taste and respect.
Grantland
April 03, 2015
Who would have thought that a series addicted to the high of movement could also summon a solemnity that leaves you moved?
Furious Seven is constructed of clichés ('You do whatever you gotta do') and lines that aspire to be clichés ('There's a billion things that's wrong-but not in this moment').
The fact that Furious 7 is messier than any of the past installments is more than mitigated by its grandeur. "Dom, cars don't fly! Cars don't fly!" Brian yells before its biggest stunt. Furious 7 makes you believe they can.
