Film Review – F9

Unlike previous installments, the makers of “F9” know they’re coming back for more. There will two more chapters in this real never-ending story, “The Fast and the Furious” saga, and the latest sequel is clearly out to clean up the mess that’s been left behind by various filmmakers trying to advance an ongoing series that never had a blueprint to begin with. Bad guys became heroes, the dead are now alive, and brothers that never existed before are now integral to the plot. It’s been a weird (and wearisome) ride with “The Fast and the Furious,” with every endeavor hungry to escalate action and melodrama, and “F9” is no different, only now there’s some freshly poured narrative concrete to follow into the future, with screenwriter Daniel Casey and Justin Lin (who returns to the director’s chair after taking the last two movies off) putting together a plan to establish bad guys, evil plans, and even more family ties to manage, inspiring at least two features to come. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com