58
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
20(59%)
mixed
9(26%)
negative
5(15%)
Showing 34 Critic Reviews
90
Shrewdly conceived, confidently executed and outrageously entertaining.
80
The result is an intensely involving entertainment that can be enjoyed by viewers who scarcely know how their own cars work.
80
Along with the cast's charm, they provide enough fuel for a fun one (movie).
By Curt Fields
FULL REVIEW 80
(You) might be charmed by the film's blend of kineticism, car-culture rituals, and hilariously flat-footed dialogue.
80
Loud, trashy, implausible and exciting, The Fast and the Furious may not have much of a brain, but it's definitely got a pulse.
80
A gritty and gratifying cheap thrill, Rob Cohen's high-octane hot-car meller is a true rarity these days, a really good exploitationer, the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed.
80
The best cheap thrill to come out of Hollywood in ages -- it's a shot of tonic for the current blockbuster bloat.
80
In seamlessly interweaving top-notch CGI and incredible stuntwork, Cohen has delivered some of the finest auto-action ever put on screen.
80
With a little money, a lot of innovation, and sweat-soaked stunt sequences backed by a thumping soundtrack, The Fast And The Furious reminds you just how exciting action cinema can be. It's everything that Gone In 60 Seconds should have been.
By Staff (Not Credited)
FULL REVIEW 75
Something special about it. It's a formula movie, to be sure, but it's Formula One.
