The Boneyard

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The Fast and The Furious (2001) - 3/5

This is one of those movies that is made for its cool factor, prioritizing fun over narrative and all those petty concerns about the morality of grand theft. A lot of this movie revolves around buying into the central relationships, but the movie does a good job of making everything seem cool and larger than life so that the audience is just along for the ride. The surrogate family drama is couched in all of the gratuitous shots of cars and girls you would expect, landing on a time-tested foundation of style over substance.

Closest comparison: It’s like Point Break (1991), but with cars.

Setting: Underground Crime
Plot: Crime Drama
Tone: Action