The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Movie Review

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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) U.S. Cinema Release Date:

16^th Jun 2006

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) U.K. Cinema Release Date:

16^th Jun 2006

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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Synopsis:

"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" is written by Chris Morgan ("Cellular") and Kario Salem, who places the third entry in Tokyo: in this adrenalized new story, set in the sexy, underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses ever seen.

"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" follows the story of Shaun Boswell, who has always been an outsider. A loner at school, his only connection to the indifferent world around him is through illegal street racing -- which has made him particularly unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Shaun is sent out of the country to live with his uncle in the military, in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of Tokyo.

In the land that gave birth to the majority of modified racers on the road, the simple street race has been replaced by the ultimate pedal-to-the-metal, gravity-defying automotive challenge ... drift racing, a deadly combination of brutal speed on heart stopping courses of hairpin turns and switchbacks.

For his first unsuccessful foray in drift racing, Shaun unknowingly takes on D.K., the "Drift King," with ties to the Yakuza, the Japanese crime machine. The only way he can pay off the debt of his loss is to venture into the deadly realm of the Tokyo underworld, where the stakes are life and death.

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Review:

After been charged again for reckless driving and street racing, Sean Boswell (Black) shipped off to Japan to live with his father in Tokyo. There he discovers a new form of racing called drifting and as he starts to make friends and meets a girl, he becomes involved in something much more than just street rivalry. Now to save Neela (Kelley) and to help his new friends Han (Kang) and Twinkie (Wow), he has to race D.K. (Tee), the nephew of a local Yakuza boss.

Turbo and super charged car chases and nitro injected confrontations return for a third time but this time we head to the land of the rising sun.

With Paul Walker joining Vin Diesel as they drive away from the franchise they started, the third movie is more of a spin off than a sequel. Now we have a much younger cast flying through the streets of Tokyo in some of the fastest cars that Japan has ever tricked out.

‘Fast and Furious’ fans shouldn’t fret however because all the action and most importantly, car chases are here and as big as ever. The third film introduces us to a new style of street racing that is very different from the racing in the US called drifting. This is basically power sliding around corners but the skill level is pushed to new heights as the race through parking garages, the narrow streets of Tokyo and the dangerous mountain roads. Again the standard of the stunt driving is exceptional and this time the over reliance on CG isn’t as noticeable this time around.

Were the first two movie featured police investigations into illegal street racing, the third movie looks more at the people involved and the criminal rivalry that accompany the drifting. The plot is nothing new in teen driven movies and won’t really put your mind into gear but it does enough to keep you interested between the races.

The young cast is led by up and coming actor Lucas Black. After making a splash as a child actor in the TV series ‘American Gothic’ and ‘The X-Files’, his adult movie career is really starting to take off with this been his first leading role. As Sean Boswell, he is a typical rebellious high school student from a broken home who falls for the wrong girl. This of course, leads to trouble and he ends up getting on the wrong side of the law again and even gets noticed by the Japan mafia, the Yakuza. Brian Tee plays a stereotypical connected thug with a far eastern twist and makes a decent villain. Newcomer Nathalie Kelley makes a bit of a splash as the beautiful Neela. Bow Wow loses his Lil’ and grows up slightly as Twinkie.

‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’ is more of the same and fans of the first two will get the maximum amount of power out of this third film. The street races are expertly done and there is a cameo that fans will absolutely adore, this is movie that you can enjoy without having seen the first two, just don’t expect your brain to get a nitro injection.