80
Along with the cast's charm, they provide enough fuel for a fun one (movie).
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
Fearless as these racers are, it's hard to muster enthusiasm for a movie that plays chicken and then swerves about a mile before the collision.
90
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
Shrewdly conceived, confidently executed and outrageously entertaining.
80
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
The result is an intensely involving entertainment that can be enjoyed by viewers who scarcely know how their own cars work.
50
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
This is not a movie about actors. It's a movie about racing, chasing, chicks and adrenaline -- just what many theatergoers are dying for in a summer dominated by a sweet ogre and a dumbed-down historical tragedy.
38
Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow
If it worked, The Fast and the Furious would put viewers in the same position as the policeman protagonist, attracted to speed but appalled by crime. Instead it sentences you to an hour and a half in a high-decibel limbo.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Something special about it. It's a formula movie, to be sure, but it's Formula One.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Works hard to be exciting, but the movie scarcely lives up to its title. It could have used a bit of a fuel injection itself.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Not a great movie, but it delivers what it promises to deliver, and knows that a chase scene is supposed to be about something more than special effects.
63
High-grade B flick about illegal street racing among gangs in Los Angeles applies the brakes only for the bare minimum of plot injection.