The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
If You Ain't Outta Control, You Ain't In Control.
On the streets of Tokyo, speed needs no translation...
Speed Needs No Translation.
An American teenager named Shawn Boswell is a loner in school, however he challenges his rival for an illegal street racing, and he totals his car in the end of the race. To avoid time in prison he is send to Tokyo to live with his father who is in the military. As soon as he arrives he discovers a new, fun but dangerous way of street racing in the underworld of the streets of Tokyo, Japan.
| Lucas Black | Sean Boswell |
| Damien Marzette | High School Security Guard |
| Trula M. Marcus | American Math Teacher |
| Zachery Ty Bryan | Clay |
| David V. Thomas | Clay's Buddy |
| Amber Stevens | Cheerleader |
| Ashika Gogna | Cheerleader #2 |
| Christian Salazar | Chubby Hispanic Kid |
| Trey Sanford | Auto Shop Bully |
| Danny Ray McDonald II | Auto Shop Bully #3 |
| Nikki Griffin | Cindy - Clay's Girlfriend |
| Vincent Laresca | Case Worker |
| Justin Lin |
5.50 out of 10 (16945 votes)
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A Nutshell Review: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
posted on 24 Aug 2009The Fast and the Furious franchise relies on the simpleness of 2 factors to attract an audience from boys to men - sexy cars and fast babelicious chicks, topped up with plenty of testosterone and adrenaline in overdrive. Racing cars of all makes, be they the European, American or Asian models, one thing's for sure, the stunt driving team deserves all the credit. The first movie made a huge star out of Vin Diesel, while the rest had relatively smaller shots at glory, from Paul Walker, who returned for the second, to babes like Eva Mendes, Michelle Rodriguez and Devon Aoki.The third installment decided to insert refreshing elements, and set itself in the land of the rising sun. Presumably influenced by the driving technique called drifting, which made it to mainstream consciousness via the Japanese manga Initial D, it's just too bad that the Hong Kong movie by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, adapted from the manga, got to it first, like almost a year ago. Perhaps if the latest shenanigans of racers from both sides of the Causeway were widely publicized, this film could even be made closer to home! (In case you're wondering, the Malaysian police had recently conducted a dragnet rounding up illegal racers on its North South Highway. Flashy cars with raunchy stakes - the winner gets to take home the loser's chick for a night's worth of lurve)There will be no doubts, comparisons between the East's Initial D, and this one from the West. In my opinion, this one edged out Initial D. There are many aspects in which Tokyo Drift is superior, and naturally having a bigger budget means that the filmmakers can afford to put more cars on showcase, more cars involved in races, and more races in varied locations like a tight car park, on the streets of Tokyo, and as a homage too to the source, they couldn't miss the mountain range. Scenes were for both day and night, unlike Initial D's predominantly night scenes.It's never about the acting, though Tokyo Drift will lose out in terms of having relative rookies helm the show throughout, unlike Initial D's stellar supporting cast of Chapman To, Anthony Wong, to established popular teeny-boppers like Edison Chen and Shawn Yue. But Tokyo Drift did have veterans like Sonny Chiba lend a hand, and the coup was the casting of Keiichi Tsuchiya, the original inspiration for the manga, in a cameo.Taking over the lead role from Paul Walker and Vin Diesel is relative newcomer Lucas Black as Sean Boswell, a good for nothing troublemaker with the inborn need to speed. He comes from a broken home, and is the root cause of his and his mom's moving from city to city, because he cannot get out of trouble from the law. When the final straw broke the camel's back, he gets sent reluctantly to live with his father in Tokyo.Thinking that the Asian city has nothing to offer, before you can say "drift", he finds himself drawn into the world of underground racing, with plenty of flashy cars, hot chicks and mean Yakuza-linked punks itching to challenge anyone to a race. As clichés rule over this movie, Sean falls for the Drift King's (Brian Tee) main squeeze Neela (Nathalie Kelly, thought she looked like a cross between Paula Abdul and Rosario Dawson), while unwittingly got brought under the wings of Han (Sung Kang), business partner of Drift King, who teaches him the true meaning and purpose of drifting (which is a no-brainer purpose of snagging hot chicks).Anyway, to a gaijin, Sean is ignorance personified, from culture to racing, he takes these challenges head on, stupidly. And surprise! A movie like this offered some one-dimensional character development of troublemaker turned good, who learns the meaning of brotherhood, although fame did get into the way of course. But herein lies another strength against Initial D, the lead did not turn out to be "all powerful" - here he has to learn the basics of drifting in an incredible short period of time, and turn out well of course, at the expense of expensive tyres, and cars (always a pain to see them being wrecked).Any racer worth his salt must pimp his ride or zhng his car, and this one offered no less. The star attraction in the franchise are the vehicles. From the Nissans to the Mustangs, it seemed that the Mitsubishi Evo will be a mainstay, and the hero always drives one. It's almost a no- brainer to film movies like these, having stunt drivers to do the actual stunt driving, then cut to actors looking as if they're driving, and insert multiple cuts of hands on steering, foot on pedal, looking mean, etc. Instead of just incessantly focusing on drifting, there are the standard zig-zagging car chases, and some usage of Nitro for that quick boost of horsepower, which the first two movies frequently used.Given its ending by an uncredited cameo which will send fanboys of this franchise into highs, this movie still has potential to be relatively popular and the franchise can indeed continue. It wouldn't be far out if there's an announcement of The Fast and the Furious: North-South Highway, and yes, you heard it here first! So race away, and unabashedly indulge in this movie that makes no apologies for being fast and furious to the loud sounds of its contemporary soundtrack!
Target audience stuff - noisy, full of rootless action, devoid of characters and convincing plotting , it sounds and looks like nothing more than an extended music video
posted on 22 Aug 2009When yet another town sees Sean Boswell getting into trouble with the law, his mother sees no choice but to send him out of the US to live with his father in Tokyo, Japan. However it is not long before Sean gets involved in the illegal racing scene yet again. Taking in by Han, Sean immediately clashes with DJ, the son of Yakuza Kamata over the racing and also the latter's girlfriend Neela.Three films into this franchise and nobody is really even pretending that anyone is here for the characters or plotting subtleties. So instead we have a choppy script that expects us to buy the laziest and nonsensical plot devices yet – witness the way that Sean gets in with Han, it makes little sense but the script doesn't let that bother it as it blunders onwards. What it blunders towards is the thinnest of excuses for lots of car chases, load music, male posturing and sexy girls in skimpy clothes. That the plot is poor is a given and it is probably not worth getting into it because I don't think the makers were aiming for more.It is also perhaps unfair to criticise them for this because they hit their targets with ruthless efficiency. Knowing their target audience the makers deliver the goods when it comes to what male teenagers will be looking for and it does it in noisy spades. There are lot of shiny toys and lots of races full of unlikely moves and screeching tyres. Personally I found them repetitive and lacking the tension and involvement that comes with action built on top of strong characters and stories but if all you want is the gloss then I can see why it would appeal. What I found a little less easy to swallow was the film's treatment of women. At best the women are love interests with a bit of history but the majority of skimpily clad and dancing – quick to flock to the male characters and always ready to give out phone numbers. Lesbians kissing in a corridor are thrown into the mix for no reason other than titillating the male viewers. It is nothing new in this type of film but it is tiresome to see it – is this the message we want to send to teenage boys!? The cast are average to a man. Black is pretty poor and I quickly tired of his accent and his character. He rarely manages to hold the attention when sharing the screen with anyone and is thus not a great leading man – even at this level. Bow Wow is at least fun and he benefits from not really taking it too seriously – in the more serious moments he is weak but that is to be expected. Tee is a solid presence in the baddie role but, with more dialogue to undermine him, Kang is not up to much. Kelley is cute but is not given much more to work with. I thought she did the job but not much more than that. Sonny Chiba buys the movie cult points in a cameo. Lin directs like one big pop video but not a very imaginative one since he revels in the obvious touches of flair and lacks imagination in his delivery; good for what the audience wants but is that all he wanted to achieve?Overall then a film that does what you expect of it, which will either be a good or bad thing dependant on your viewpoint. It is noisy, full of rootless action, devoid of characters and convincing plotting and at times sounds and looks like nothing more than an extended music video – which is just what it is I suppose. Knows its target audience really well (depressingly well) but will have little to offer those outside this limited demographic or seeking more.
Drop your preconceptions and judge this movie on its own merits
posted on 20 Aug 2009I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I have seen the other two in the franchise, and I thought the second one sucked. I had better hopes for this one simply based on the location in Tokyo, which I think is the most fascinating city in the world. I wanted to watch the movie just to see images of the city. If the movie happened to be decent, well then that would just be a bonus. Boy was I pleasantly surprised at how good this film was! This movie is pure entertainment. The cinematography is gorgeous, and really reveals Tokyo as a futuristic city. The racing scenes are amazing. The character development is there, and you actually are intrigued by the main characters. There is plenty of eye candy to go around. I was gripped the whole time by this movie. Even if you didn't like the other F&F movies, I think you should give this one a chance. It definitely has more depth to it than the others.
WHY o why did they have to use... HIM????
posted on 20 Aug 2009Anyone who has seen the first two movies would agree that part of the movies' appeal (at least to the girls) was Paul Walker's sex appeal. Anyone who was anticipating a similar character in the third installment would have been as greatly disappointed as I was. The main character of Sean seemed to be trying to portray similar characteristics to Brian O'Conner but dismally failed! Lucas Black almost ruined the movie for me. not just because he is pretty much BUTT ugly, but his acting skills bordered on ridiculous. Besides this MAJOR flaw in this movie, I found it to be quite enjoyable. As a fan of the first two films, I was not disappointed with the cars or racing action. In fact, I enjoyed the high danger drifting more than the regular racing! The culture of the Tokyo nightlife was enthralling, and I was attracted by all the colors and costumes featured. It seems that if this movie had not contained the appalling acting of Lucas Black, this movie would have been even more of a box office hit than it was. 8/10 for storyline and racing, but 2/10 for acting
U R 2 OLD + COOL 2 C THIS MOVIE --think again
posted on 14 Aug 2009This movie is awesome u have got 2 c it, i don't care how lame u think it is. it is the best movie i have seen in a long time. now i don't no about u lame teenagers who think u r so cool and just vote 1 before u even seen the film, but i saw the film and i used 2 b one of u lame people and now guess what!??!?! i actually saw the movie and if i ever took one of u losers 2 go c the film i bet u would have 2 honestly vote above a 5!!! an' now that I'm older i c that wen u do that u mess up the movies average. i mean how lame and judge-mental is that!!!! --Once a punk -- Now a man since i have 2 fill up 10 lines here goes!!! i was once a punk who didn't no any better than 2 dress weirdly and even once went mime. but now that it comes 2 the point where r punks r ruining movie averages STOP IT!!!!
The Best Part of the Movie
posted on 14 Aug 2009I just finished watching the movie right now. It was better then I had expected it to be. It was better than 2 Fast 2 Furious. The plot was semi weak, however no one really cares about that in a movie like this,( I sure don't). Anyways, the best part is when Sean pulls behind Vin Diesel's Plymouth and the Don Omar song starts playing, and then they begin talking. I thought that was the best part in the whole movie, I enjoyed the song, does anybody know the name of that song? I would greatly appreciate it. Who else thinks that is the best part in the movie? If not, what is your favorite part.................................???
Unintentially funny
posted on 10 Aug 2009The whole "drifting" thing is so stupid, why anyone would be entertained by watching cars "drift" after two or three minutes is beyond me but the funniest thing in this whole movie was when, for some reason, a bunch of the "friends" get in their cars and drive on a really windy road in the middle of the night together, so they can "drift" and the two leads are having a regular conversation in the car as if they were on a Sunday drive. I did laugh out loud at that scene.The lead actress is awful. Her Australian accent keeps seeping out of her dialog and I was baffled as to how they couldn't get one take out of those scenes without the accent, since she was supposed to be American? I always wonder, if the character is supposed to an American, why cast an English or Australian in the part when there are an abundance of American actors who could do it quite well? Lucas Black is only 24 or 25 in real life at the time the movie was produced, but like everyone says, he really does look in his 30s. At no point do you believe he's a high school kid, nor is it ever explained how he can learn a thing in a Japanese high school where no one speaks English.And of course, the stupidest thing of all, the when Japanese mafia uncle agrees to a "race" between his nephew and Black, it's never explained why. What's in it for him and why would he give a flying yahoo if these two idiots race? One has to leave town forever, so if his nephew loses, he loses out on that income. What was the point of having them race and why would the big time Japanese Mafioso care less about it? It's absurd.The other thing we learn is if you're supposed to be "cool" you never change your expression. You always have a half smile (both lead Asian high school kids)and speak in a monotone voice. This makes you super cool.
Lackluster plot, brainless bimbos, & Some Rotten Acting
posted on 06 Aug 2009Well I never had the intention to see this movie, but my friend who has no taste in movies implored me to accompany him to this movie that promises to bring in a marginally slim profit. So a disrespectful adolescent is sentenced to go to his father who lives in Tokyo when he is apprehended by the local police when he decimates a construction site. For reasons I do not know, he was not incarcerated, apparently he can just be relocated. In Japan he in pulled into the "underground" of competitive racing that incorporates a technique called drifting, I suppose no one on the continent of North America had ever had the notion of drifting before. So then while he is in this strange land he falls for the girl who's boyfriend is the nephew of the don of the Yakuza. Uh-OH, bit trouble! There's animosity, so how does it get resolved? By the means of a race! The race sequences are intriguing at first, but later they just become repetitive and use an endless string of shots that just disorientate the audience to create the cheap illusion of insane speed. The dialog isn't too much too look at, I almost died when the cliché of "let's end this once and for all" was used to prompt the "final showdown". Something else that I could not wrap my mind around is that the girls are not only flat out promiscuous in this renegade's dreamland, but also that they can be one over something as trivial as a car race. The director did a decent job, but a lot of his techniques were pretty minimalistic. But perhaps the most annoying aspect of this movie was the southern hick accent that was laid on pretty thick by Lucas Black.All in all, this is just going to be one of those movies that will fade into the obscurity of Action section in the back of Blockbuster video. If you want to walk away from a movie and feel fulfilled, just wait for Superman Returns and save yourself $7.50
basic review that you should read if you do not want to read a geeks point of view
posted on 31 Jul 2009A BASIC REVIEW FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT TO READ GEEKS POINT OF VIEW.this is a brilliant film which a wicked story, amazing action and superb dialogue. -- i urge y'all to watch it now! the camera work is too. good the actors are top notch a shocking guest appearance! you'll have to watch it to find out for all audiences but preferably over 30s it is also funny at times there hopefully will be a sequel if you hated the first two- watch it,if you liked you you may be a little disappointed as it actually has a good script and storyline and direction this time. so it is superb man go and see it! if you liked superman returns you will love this. overall: 10/10
The fats and the furious Tokyo drift
posted on 25 Jul 2009I saw fast and the furious Tokyo drift today it was an excellent movie and i'd love to see it again. It did include Vin Diesel although he wasn't a main character it least the director tried to include him. The cars were gorgeous and i thought while i was watching it i want to be like them i want to be a car racer. Which i've always wanted to do but now i want to be a racer even more. Of course these films must influence people like me to want to be like them and race cars and drift. But also it makes you change your mind as Han, Shawns friend dies in it which made me want to cry. He died when they were racing and D.K was racing after them. Then the car was burning and Shawn was walking up to it and it exploded. This was the saddest part of the movie. The movie was fantastic and when i buy it on DVD i'm probably going to be up watching it every night! They had fantastic cars in the movie my favourite was the Nissan 350Z which D.K at the beginning of the movie drove. The cars were gorgeous and when i'm 17 i'm going to have my driving test in a Nissan 350Z on my birthday. To sum the movie up it was a brilliant movie and there was some gorgeous guys and cars. Also the music was great and i hope they bring out a soundtrack for the film. Lucas Black was always fantastic in this movie as well as Nathalie Kelley i hope the next one comes out soon and the DVD comes out soon because i want to watch it every day. I also hope Lucas Black and Nathalie Kelley are in the next ones. Also Lucas Black seemed more tough then Paul Walker. Thankyou for your co-operation. If you have not yet seen the movie. SEE IT!!! Its the best one so far! Its also my favourite movie ever now!!!!!!
Surprisingly good - Sung Kang steals the show
posted on 15 Jul 2009I'm getting the feeling that the majority of reviews here as of June 14th are bogus. Why write a review if you've only seen the trailer for the film? Anyway, I had the opportunity to see this movie yesterday. Yeah, this is the one of those film series people will hate before seeing. It's over the top, has cheesy dialogue, and has an unlikeable protagonist. With that said, it's actually pretty entertaining, and isn't all that bad.We are introduced to Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), a high school kid who can't seem to find his niche in life. He's moved from town to town with his divorced mother, and getting into problems with the law, before finding himself in Southern California. The California scenes pay homage to Justin Lin's earlier film, Better Luck Tomorrow, almost feeling like an extension of that film. We see the crowds of students in the courtyard, almost peripheral to a particular point in time. Moving to California doesn't change anything, and Sean, the outsider, finds himself racing Clay (Zachery Ty Bryan, from Home Improvement), a rich kid who has it all, including a brand new Dodge Viper.In trouble with the law yet again, Sean finds himself moving to Japan, for reasons that aren't particularly clear. We don't know exactly why he *had* to move; however, it doesn't really matter anyway.Sean continues to find himself as an outsider. From his distant father, to his language barrier, to being unfamiliar with traditional customs. Unlike other particular American films, the culture of Japan was portrayed in a positive light. This was particularly refreshing, as the food jokes, Engrish jokes, height jokes, etc. have become very tiresome over the years.Sean meets Twinkie (Lil Bow Wow), and Han (Sung Kang), the latter of which appears to be the same character from Better Luck Tomorrow. Both Twinkie and Han serve as guides or mentors to Sean, as he becomes more familiar with Japan, school, drifting, and its associated group. In retrospect, Twinkie seems like an unnecessary character, and quickly gets shelved to Sung Kang's Han, who steals the show like a pimp.Sean also meets, and is attracted to Neela (Nathalie Kelley), who is the girlfriend of DK (Brian Tee). DK is a nickname for "Drift King." Sean quickly realizes this as he loses badly to him in his first race in Japan (and smashing up Han's S15 badly). The altercation between Sean and DK heats up leading to the climax of the film.Sean Boswell is an unlikeable character. His mannerism is interesting during the California scenes and you actually do get to like him, however he quickly outwears his welcome. From his unjustified temper, to his grating southern accent, Han becomes more of the likable protagonist.The dialogue was cheesy as hell too (remember the "I'm free" line from the first one? This is worse - the moonlight drifting scene is embarrassingly bad).Character development is too hurried at times, much like this review.As with Kill Bill, Sonny Chiba is as charming as ever, this time playing a Yakuza boss, who happens to be the uncle of DK.Now, the racing scenes were actually not that bad. Compared to the outlandish effects of the first two FF films, Tokyo Drift is pretty understated.Racing-wise, this was a vendor-fest. 350Z's (VERY prominently displayed), RX-8's, and an EVO. Other than that, there was an R34 GT-R, S15, and the Veilside RX-7. That's really about it (with the obvious exception of the Mustang). I think I saw a glimpse of an AE86 hatch.Will it make people drift in the parking lot leaving the theatre? Yes. In fact, I saw some guy in a Camry attempting to do so.Will it spark interest in the vendor-sponsored cars? Probably.Will it increase resale value of your S13 or AE86? Probably not.Finally, there are two notable cameos in this film (among others). The first cameo has to do with "DK" (not the film character). The second cameo ties the film to its predecessor. Both appearances were pretty well done and drew laughter from the crowd.
The Series gets better and better
posted on 13 Jul 2009When I first heard about The Fast and The Furious 3 from this site I was thrilled. I checked every week for new info. When i went to see it I thought it was the best of the lot. I thought the first race was equally as good as the last. I found with the other 2 the attention moved off the races and onto other things e.g. Carlos Verone, Monica Vuentas and Mia Toretto. I personally thought the twist at the end with Dom was a perfect ending despite not actually seeing the race. I have also found out the connection between Han and Torretto. After Dom's brief with Letty in Mexico they returned to California where Johnny Trent's car gang was falling apart and then Han transfered from johnny to Dominic where they raced for about a year. Thats about when Han returned to japan and Dom went around the time Shaun beat D.K. (The Japanese version of Justin Timberlake).
Beautiful Film
posted on 25 Jun 2009At first, I wasn't sure how Justin Lin could pull off the whole drifting scene and make a story out of it. I went in with high hopes and left even happier. Lucas Black has another great performance in another great film. He has a bright future ahead of him. Every racing sequence in this film is amazingly done and is all real. In the first two films, you could notice that the racing sequences were all done on a computer. Here, you can tell it's really happening. I highly recommend that the car lovers should go see this film. Especially if you love drifting. I'm a fan of all types of racing and I loved this film. I know I'll be making another trip back to see it. Also, the first racing sequence is AMAZING. It's pretty accurate to how a race could start. I give this film, a 9 out of 10.
cars in the rising sun
posted on 25 Jun 2009Mark Kermode always warns against seeing films which are based on computer games. Theyare all meant to be awful without any plotting instead relying on brand recognition and glossy producing and a couple of good looking women. Go back and watch Citizen Kane then. This is fun, rookie driver with dark past, we've heard it over and over again for 60 years "I'm troubled, I let someone down" so we know where we're starting from. He goes to Japan to take part in a lame macho, genital waving affair of motor racing. The usual dichotomy of good and bad guys who fit clear personality types with no ambiguity as usual. Then the cars do their thing and thats what you've been waiting for. I and some others ended up seeing this as a result of the actress Ashika Gogna and another who had been used as a part of a painting by the actor and scientist Stephen Armourae. Knowing her had an eye for a good thing (or what he likes) I gave this movie a go, it was a pleasant surprise that despite all its clichés it was entertaining and if cars are your thing you sure will be happy. Plenty of handbrake turns and snarling bad guys trying to crash our hero
Glossy, exciting bubblegum for the eyes and brain
posted on 25 Jun 2009The third installment in "The Fast and the Furious" series is possibly the best so far and was a pleasant surprise. I went into this film with low expectations but was genuinely thrilled by the film. As a devoted petrol-head, it doesn't take too much to start my heart pounding and the sight of the automotive pornography portrayed here certainly did the trick.Lucas Black takes over from Paul Walker as the lead in this high-octane thrill ride. Black's portrayal of car-fanatic Sean Boswell is spot-on. Scrumptious Nathalie Kelley is the female interest in this film while the bad guy is played by Brian Tee. The cast also contains Brian Goodman as Black's father, Sung Kang as Han, and Bow Wow as Twinkie. While most of the cast made me feel positively ancient, I still found the film involving and high-gloss entertainment.The numerous effects are beautiful, the Japanese scenery and backdrop is awesome and the whole film looks polished.I personally can't wait for the fourth installment, especially given the rumours of Vin Diesel's interest in it! 9 out of 10. An almost perfect sequel and worth viewing just to see the cars.
Oh My God!
posted on 25 Jun 2009Tokyo Drift is an amazingly awful film. what the hell was the director thinking?!?! The Fast and The Furious films should have been left at 2, cause making the third was a terrible mistake!!There was no clear storyline. The protagonist was a complete arse! i couldn't stand him. he was far too cocky for his own good and his accent annoyed the hell out of me. The races sucked. I find it hard to see the point in making a film about drifting. it sucked!The acting was terrible! all of the actors sucked. the directors could have easily found much better actors for the roles. finally, i was extremely confused to find that all of the characters in the film spoke fluent English; despite being Japanese! was this just coincidence?
see it if you must but only if you must - POSSIBLE SPOILERS
posted on 13 Jun 2009I saw this at a sneak preview. If you like adrenalin fueled racing sequences, this movie is for you.If you like a movie with terrific dialogue, great performances, and social responsibility, skip it.most of the dialogue seemed to be taken from junior high school blogs on myspace - 'you and me are alike' - 'you have to find your place in the world' - these aren't exact quotes, but you get the general drift.In the first two FAF's, we had undercover cops working to right wrongs. In this one, it's simply a kid with angst and then lots of kids in Japan with angst and they get out their angst by racing and wrecking hot expensive cars through the streets of Tokyo with absolutely no regard for anyone else on the road or pedestrians or destruction of property or threatening the lives of bystanders.I fear we will have a repeat of reckless driving as was inspired by the first two FAF's.this movie was worth the price of admission, which for me was nothing since it was a free preview.
The fast and much too boring
posted on 13 Jun 2009The fast and much too boring I'd like to rename this film. We've now seen it all before in the previous episodes, boy racers racing their cars against one another and someone winning. So, now having established the plot as repetitious we should possibly move onto the unrealistic details involved in the storyline.A Boy racer (played by Lucas Black,) is deported to Tokoyo because he has been caught by the police for racing cars on multiple occasions. This in itself is unbelievable. Remember the football/soccer World Cup in 2002 which was held in Korea and Japan? Diego Maradona, one of the greatest football players ever, was banned from seeing it in the flesh because he had taken cocaine many years previous to the world cup and thus had a conviction against his name, well, the story is trying to tell us the boy racers' are deported from a libertarian country to a much more totalitarian country which don't (for the large part) take ex-convicts. Not really believable is it? Well, let's ignore that part and move onto the next unbelievable phase. I shall at this point quote onig-1 from Canada who also comments on IMDb.com: "As a Navy brat that lived in Japan when I was a kid, I for a fact know that Navy kids do not attend Japanese schools, they attend American schools. Navy officers do not live in shacks in Tokyo, they live on the base, because they get big houses for 25% of the price. In Tokyo drift they do neither of these things." So, now we know the bases of this film are just simply wrong we can move to the conclusion and find problems in this to. Lucas Black learns to drift in just days (seemingly) and is taken in and trained by someone who turns out to be a backstabbing snitch (Han). Fortunately for the young American boy racer, Han chooses to take advantage of DK's trust instead of Lucas's clear vulnerability. DK is the nephew of 'the godfather' and, because Han decided to rip of DK he eventually loses his life to him… sensible, logical? You decide. Furthermore, DK doesn't have bullet-proof glass on his car (as he is able to shoot through the front window when firing at Han) which is rather strange, it seems politic to assume that someone who holds such a prestigious and dangerous position in society would have thought to have prepared himself against anyone attacking him whilst he was in the confinement of his car. Toward the end of the show, DK has a gun placed to his head by a navy officer (Lucas's father) and there are many opportunities for the navy officer to shoot (unless you are now going to tell me DK can drive and has a better aim-of-shot than someone whose duty it is to train with a gun daily). However, despite this, the Navy officer chooses not to shoot! Why? I thought Blood was thicker than water, I wonder how many people could not envision themselves shooting in that precarious situation? Finally, and possibly worst of all, the dramatic character change at the end that only a slug (and the director's seemingly) could have missed. We know only one thing about Lucas Black's father - he is vehemently opposed to letting his son race. However, after an unexplained volt face in characterisation toward the end of this film he lets Black race for no reason whatsoever. In my experience of people in a position of power (such as a navy officer) they will want to be aware of all details before giving the go-ahead - especially if it happens to be a juvenile delinquent with a bad reputation for doing what he is suggesting. In this case, I think it would be fair to presume the go ahead would not be given - but not in this film. So, he lets his son race against DK and even helps fund him by supplying him with his own car. I also doubt that many fathers in the knowledge of the full facts would let their son race in that situation.I note at this juncture that I have made no reference of Lucas's relationship with Nathalie. I'm avoiding this subject as it seemed to be a rather useless side-plot which had no meaning to the core of the show. So, now we have considered all the characters to be unrealistic, the narrative to be simply implausible and the whole film is not thought-out we should possibly move onto the positives.There is one, and ONLY one positive in my view to credit this film with - if you miss a lot of the film you can still follow the story. It is so simple it might be worth turning to another channel to watch 15 minutes of it at a time and when you get bored of it turning it back over to something a lot more interesting. If your only interest is to watch boy racer's fantasies come true with a poor plot then this is your film. Unfortunately, like me, I think the majority of the world can do without it.
The Best of the Three!
posted on 09 Jun 2009Out of the first three movies, this film is definitely the best. I am not ripping the first two films, but this film has more to it. The actors are not as good as the first two, but the story is better.This is about Sean, a high-school student who always gets into trouble because of street racing. He eventually gets shipped off to live with his dad in Tokyo. While there, he gets involved in more street racing. But, he has to watch out for one lethal racer and his uncle.As I mentioned before, the acting is not as good as the first two. I still liked the actors. Lucas Black did a nice job. I thought the Asian actors did a wonderful job.The cars, ladies, stunts, etc are very, very good. The sound effects were fantastic especially during the final racing scene. Great music, too! Overall, this is the best of the series. I can't wait to see the fourth installment. I rate this movie 9/10.
not a good movie at all
posted on 28 Aug 2009This movie was horrible. The acting was laughable. The story was completely unbelievable. I can't stop watching. I don't know why. First off, I liked the first one even though it was a remake of Point Break. Maybe because I think Vin is cool. So I will say that the best part of the movie is the last five minutes. I think it's a Road Runner that he's driving. Anyway it's beautiful. But......., why are there so many car collisions without any damage to the cars. You shouldn't have to watch closely to see it. Also, "DK" keeps walking around with his chin down looking up at everyone giving them the evil eye almost like he's auditioning for a Manson video. Good way to get that big nose broken. Most of all, I'm assuming that both cars in the final race down the mountain have at least similar qualities under the hood. How much more does that mustang weigh than that little rice rocket. Also, DK keeps trying to force him off the road. That mustang would rip through that other car like it was tin foil. One thing this movie does have is enough eye candy to pacify anyone who has the yellow fever. It's actually almost enough to make me move to Japan. In summary, I don't like this movie but I can't stop watching it.