This second installment in the “Fast and the Furious” series is more colorful than the first one, and trades its down-to-earth friend-circle-based drama for buddy-cop shenanigans. It’s a bit more lighthearted fun than the first and correspondingly over-the-top, introducing boats to the mix. On the whole, it’s basically more of the same, but that’s not entirely a bad thing.

Closest comparison: It’s like Lethal Weapon, but with cars.

Setting: Underground Crime
Plot: Buddy Cop
Tone: Action