Fast X (2023)

‘Fast X’ finds the fun in the franchise again thanks to higher stakes and Jason Momoa. A winning, funny turn from Momoa as the big villain proves the highlight in a ‘Fast’ entry that feels reinvigorated after the maudlin last movie.‘Fast X’ opening moviefone.com/movies/in-theaters/">in theaters on May 19th, is the latest entry in the sprawling, wildly successful franchise that begun in much more humble fashion as a take on ‘Point Break’s undercover lawman genre in 2001 and his since spiraled into a bombastic action franchise revolving around the endlessly repeated theme of family. After a muted, disappointing entry with moviefone.com/movie/f9/ZnGfoKRAF4jVTXvKnVjMG3/main/">‘F9: The Fast Saga’ in 2021 (which nevertheless did good business), it’s a relief to report that fans of the franchise, led by star/producer Vin Diesel, is a return to the ridiculous, stunt-heavy, common sense-free form that we’ve come know and appreciate.