Fast & Furious 6

And while director Justin Lin's eye for the flamboyant makes the film less credible, it's never not fun to watch even as you shake your head at the absolutely bogus action scenes.

Nobody goes to these movies for dialogue. And maybe that's true - but that doesn't mean they have to be written like a bunch of third graders playing "movie" in the school yard.

These Fast and Furious movies are different, they've actually improved upon the mistakes of their predecessors.

There is comfort in familiarity, which is why having original cast members back together... is a definite asset,

Just as the plot threatens to run out of gas, Lin rescues the film with a spate of vastly ridiculous and therefore enjoyable set-pieces, most of which involve means of conveyance designed to make the cars look puny.

Some of the action sequences are insane. No, really. Absurd, impossible, physics defying, triage-required stuff. No matter. That's the foolish rush of a franchise that must go faster and faster and furiouser and furiouser.

Even if the series, in essence, glorifies criminals and dangerous driving, its faces reflect America's shifting demographics and offer a worldview and attitude towards race that few movies match using subtlety over overt placating.

This is easily my favorite script and story so far in the franchise.

These films are clearly designed first and foremost to be fun, and that has never been more true than with the sixth entry. That’s largely because the film is a globe-trotting adventure that features some of the best stunts of the franchise.

Garnishing a candy bar with some candlelight and fine dinnerware and calling it a gourmet dessert isn’t going to fool anyone, nor will pretending Fast & Furious 6 is anything more than loud, mindless entertainment.