Director: David Leitch
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Idris Elba, Helen Mirren
Rating: 12A
Running time: 135 mins
Release date: In cinemas now
Appearing from a cloud dust of Marvels’ biggest selling film of all time, Disneys’ re-imagining of childhood cartoons into live action (both human & animal) and Pixars’ fourth outing on a sequel, two beefcakes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham, enter to steal the Summer Blockbuster crown. Full of bravado, bone-crunching punches and kicks, this chaotic mayhem of an action film plows into screens to please the popcorn eaters, the hot dog shovellers and the nacho cheese spillers into a well deserved carnage coma. And what do you expect from the team behind the Fast & Furious franchise and the top billing belonging to these two titan juggernauts of cool one liners, muscles on muscles and the ability to survive inhuman feats?
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For those unfamiliar with the origins of these characters: Luke Hobbs (Johnson) government agent, known as being one of the best trackers in the game, is called in find a deadly virus taken by superb badass Brit Vanessa Kirby, Deckard Shaws (Statham) Sister. Formerly a villain in Furious 7, his switch to being a good guy pairs two unlikely heroes working together to help secure the virus and save the world. Fueling those James Bond vibes, the big bad, in the shape of a fantastic Idris Elba, a former colleague of Shaws, comes with Super-Human abilities to create a new world order using the bad virus. To stand toe to toe with two big men like Johnson and Statham, Elba is injected and redesigned, proclaimed to be “Black Superman”.
The double act of the two leads creates great chemistry and charisma that pushes into different directions when on screen, and through the use of a sharp script, they are able to flesh these two out to be more than just balding bags of meat that smash things for fun. Their hatred for each other is a thriving pulse throughout the film and creates real moments of belly laughs and chuckles, especially when up against other impressive cameos who try to steal the show (not spoiled here!). Set pieces, directed by David Leitch, of John Wick and Deadpool fame, are over-the-top wild adventures through the streets of London, the abandoned buildings in Ukraine and the wildlands of Samoa. Every new place upping the ante in stakes and in spectacle. Seeing the film on the biggest and loudest screen possible is highly encouraged! The big classic Summer Blockbuster delivers on belly laughs, over the top action, beautiful globe trotting locations and a fantastic ensemble performances all round; be surprised by how mindlessly fun this movie is!
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