Fast & Furious peaks incredibly early with a hero shot of Vin Diesel glowering in front of the clattering, repetitive machinery of a Californian oil field. It's a framing that seems to be deliberately evoking the star's ridiculous / incredible name, as well as his first act calibration as an unhinged, Schwarzenegger style robot. 4 Fast begins as an equaliser vehicle for Vin, allowing him to bounce people around garages then dangle them out of windows. Location and incident both initially stress that other LA set muscle bomber Commando. Unfortunately this doesn't last. 4 Fast quickly settles down into a zero intrigue identity thriller with both Diesel and Paul Walker pretending to not quite be who they say they are. A little too self-impressed with having got the main players back in the same film, 4 Fast stumbles and bores.
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