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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Directed by David Leitch
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Overview
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton’s ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.
Rated PG-13 | Length 137 minutes
Actors
Dwayne Johnson | Jason Statham | Idris Elba | Vanessa Kirby | Helen Mirren | Eiza González | Eddie Marsan | Eliana Su’a | Cliff Curtis | Lori Pelenise Tuisano | John Tui | Joshua Mauga | Leati Joseph Anoaʻi | Rob Delaney | Alex King | Tom Wu | John Macdonald | Georgia Meacham | Laura Porta | Ima Caryl | Shiloh Coke | Joshua Coombes | Meesha Garbett | Harry Hickles | Lucy McCormick | Stephen Mitchell | Akie Kotabe | Felicity Dean | Pete White | Peter Basham | Noah Maxwell Clarke | Joel MacCormack | Vineeta Rishi | Ryan Reynolds | David Mumeni | Gavin Esler | Ansu Kabia | Stephanie Vogt | Dan Li | Adam Ganne | Antonio Mancino | Dan H. McCormick | Thalissa Teixeira | James Dryden | Katia Elizarova | Ella-Rae Smith | Rain Chan | Lee Anne Nyagodzi | Maria Sergejeva | Mackenzie Proll | Jack Kane | Nathan Jones | Spencer Wilding | Axel Nu | Stephen Dunlevy | Timothy Connolly | David Leitch | Michael Wildman | Jobe Allen | Manoj Anand | Lasco Atkins | Pualani Avaeoru | Leo Ayres | Philip John Bailey | Lyon Beckwith | Daniel Bernhardt | Kishore Bhatt | Martin Bratanov | Sergio Briones | Jill Buchanan | Abbey Butler | Conlan Casal | Tim Connolly | Samantha Corcoran | Richard Curtis | James 'JD Knight' Dunn | Daniel Eghan | Viktorija Faith | Francesca Fraser | Vickrem Gill | Michel Alexandre Gonzalez | Mark Gooden | Sonia Goswami | Layne Hannemann | Kevin Hart | Patrick Holly | Ruth Horrocks | Kalanikauleleiaiwi Jardine | Kyle Leatherberry | Westley LeClay | Steven Lewington | Marian Lorencik | Teresa Mahoney | Stephen McGowan | Peter Parker Mensah | Kelemete Misipeka | Pingi Moli | Richard James Montgomery | Sascha Panknin | Hio Pelesasa | Peter Rooney | Israel Ruiz | Rubens Saboia | Ben Santos | Dave Simon | David Sturgeon | Matt Symonds | Matt Townsend | Rutvig Vaid | Jay Waddell | Nicholas Walker | Ryan Bailey | Richard Price
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2019 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Had to burn an AList so here we are. Weird movie. It’s such a bro hard dopey flick full of science fiction gobbledygook and ridiculous stunts. Their machismo (Johnson, Statham, Elba) is nearly suffocating but the combined charisma keeps the engine running in this overlong side-quel to the Fast & Furious franchise. Vanessa Kirby is terrific and scene stealer.
Despite the bloat and unnecessary cameos (Johnson mentioned that these were teases for the future F&F team… really?!) I enjoyed this and laughed a lot. It’s just so absurd to see these action setpieces and accept them at face value. In addition, Kirby IRL is 20 years younger than Statham yet we’re supposed to believe they’re siblings close in age? That’s bizarre.
Could’ve done w/o that final big setpiece but I get it; this is now The Rock’s franchise and he’s got his hands all over this particularly that 4th act. Fun flick but ridiculous. And I really didn’t think of any of the F&F films during this which seems like a failure in branding.
5 years ago
After sitting on it for a day I hope the next F&F sequel that’s in production now doesn’t have Dwayne. If he and Statham want to go in this direction in this universe with a new crew, fine. Keep the original F&F crew intact.
This movie is more action comedy than the F&F films and I really don’t want those to turn into this. I do hope they keep Eiza González in the spin-off series.
5 years ago
Oh remembered something else. There’s a nod to Statham’s role in THE ITALIAN JOB… so is that a connected film to this universe? I hope so. Charlize Theron is in that movie, too! Also, I’m just gonna call it; Deckard Shaw is the same guy as THE TRANSPORTER. I’m putting those movies in this universe. In the F&F universe he’s ex-military, specifically special forces or SAS some such, yet in Hobbs & Shaw he can drive (anything) like he’s the best goddamn driver in the world. So… there ya go.