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This series has long since reached its absurd maximum and now only offers variations on every possible situation, actually presenting the viewer exactly what they want... which is a large amount of action, many humorous lines mainly from one character, and on top of that, to the dozen, it adds the most extravagant antagonist yet with the face of Jason Momoa, because we have seen all sorts of tough guys already. At the same time, there is also an effort to bring back several characters from previous episodes, and I don't think there are many left. However, if you engage in this game, you will have a royal blast (it's an advantage if you are around 13 years old) and only occasionally glance at the clock, thinking it should be heading towards the end, until you realize that the finale was split in half (now even tripled). See you in 2 years. PS with a spoiler: I was really annoyed that a few days before the premiere, it leaked out that The Rock has a cameo in the credits, they could have saved that for the cinema. (18/05/2023)

Fast Cinefood X. A family barbecue of the "car cult" variety with migrating corn and a Roman rolling neutron apple, which Dommy Boy uses to play car football, quickly convinced me to put my brain in OFF mode. So, don’t be surprised that I’m asking: Those cameos of friends and enemies of their enemies, who are their friends, why so many and why this way? Is it worth a prize? When will the digital cringe end? Wonder Woman can drive a submarine? The theatrical Aquaman with a high nail polish consumption intended to outshine the pork neck in the acting poverty, but failed. Supposedly, it's made so we laugh at the film, not with it. And did they tell Vin about that? (24/08/2023)

Fast and Furious wants to be like other big and successful franchises, for example, Marvel or Mission Impossible. It aims to put together its own universe with its own rules, audience favourite characters and, most importantly, make billions of dollars. The quality, however, has extreme fluctuations from one episode to the next, and in the case of the tenth it’s for the worse. And yet it looks so promising in the first minutes, with a brief recap and alternation of the legendary fifth episode. But this sequel is bad in pretty much every aspect. There isn't much humour, the action is trivial, the visual effects are extremely poorly done and if all this can be forgiven because of your favourites, the protagonists (with the exception of Jason Momoa) don't even have any juice. Perhaps the biggest filmmaking failure for me is the blatant attempt to rip off the best moments of other films and use them in a worse way, without having the same added value, or at least the desired effect. There are a lot of trademarks and fragments of other episodes in the franchise, and also from Face Off, Mission Impossible, Mad Max, etc. This franchise has turned into a billion-dollar colossus, but the last two episodes bring it back to the quality level of the third and fourth entries (if not worse), which hardly anyone remembers, let alone appreciates nowadays after all those excesses. (13/06/2023)

After the disappointing 9, it's a return to the better parts of the franchise, thanks to the new actors on the scene. It's once again decent silly fun that entertains with over-the-top action, great actors, a fine soundtrack, apt humour, decent fights and surprising twists. Jason Momoa, who has been plotting revenge on Torret for years, comes in and he is the biggest asset of the 10th episode. Momoa is an incredible overacting madman who entertains, surprises and shocks with his eccentric performance. He is the best villain in the franchise and makes the film worth watching. I was also pleased with the likable Brie Larson and especially Alan Ritchson (Reacher!), another big thunderer on the scene, a bit of a replacement for The Rock. I was surprised that there aren't as many outright epic stunt set-pieces, but on the other hand there are plenty of physical fights, which is my favourite, and I enjoyed plenty of those (Statham rules!!). There is some dodgy CGI, but that's forgivable. The whole thing is fast paced and entertaining, the soundtrack is decent and Roman doesn't disappoint with the humour. There's a twist at the end and it's quite lethal. So the finale will be decently tense and I'm curious if there will be a new cast. For me, a fine popcorn blockbuster, perfect for a date night. 7/10. (22/05/2023)

I am slowly starting to forget what happened where and who is family or enemy with whom and in what frame of mind we actually parted ways with him/her. It's still dumb, and now it's hideously unfinished. But it has Momoa, a brutally wisecracking, loud, mocking, laughing Momoa, a breath of fresh air in this overblown franchise. Everyone shows up: the dead, the alive, the squabbling, with newcomers Jack Reacher and Captain Marvel + Ratcatcher 2. The action is fiercer and stronger than last time. I'm still enjoying it immensely, but I'm looking forward to the end. There, the paraplegic Torreto will have to cope with a different type of life after waking up from anaesthesia. (19/06/2023)