Fast, Furious, Forgettable

Film: The Fast and The Furious- Tokyo Drift
Cast: Lucas Black, Nathalie Kellie
Director: Justin Lin

Like most things American the craze for cars, too, has permeated the globe. The difference being few other countries can afford such a fascination. So they make do with second hand experiences like watching the Fast and the Furious movies.

Few gave it a chance when the original Fast and the Furious came out with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. But apparently it and the sequel made enough money to warrant a third in the franchise.

Sean Boswell (Black) is still in school but has a serious driving problem. After demolishing a construction site, he gets an ultimatum: Leave the country or go to jail. He lands up in Tokyo to set up shack with his estranged father. Within a day at his new school he gets the eye of the pretty Neela (Kellie), the buddyhood of Twinkie (Bow Wow), the ire of DK (Brian Tee), and the trust of Han (Sung Kang). Let the madness begin.

Lucas Black has a nice smile. Period. Nathalie Kellie looks more Indian than Preity Zinta. The only Indian connection she may have is with the Peruvian Indians. No one in the movie has bothered going to acting classes, just like their predecessors. Japanese legend Sonny Chiba (last seen in Kill Bill) deigned to show his presence here. We will never know why.

The only thing fresh in Tokyo Drift is the location. Keeping with the global audience getting out of the States was a smart move. Otherwise, scantily clad girls, the flashy cars, the mad races and the awful crashes are still there. If you like all these, you might enjoy the movie. I don’t, so I didn’t.