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Monday, July 18, 2011

Faster


When getaway Driver (Dwayne Johnson) gets nicked for a bank job, he gets 10 years. That's not the bad part. He and his crew were set up, but by whom is the real question? He and his crew do get away initially, but are soon tracked down and killed in their safe house. This is why Driver is so pisses off. His brother was killed for no reason at all and he was put behind bars. At this point there is nothing to stop him from getting his revenge on those responsible for his Brother's death. From the opening scene once he is a free man, you are in for a ride. He drives an absolutely BA 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS - I'm guessing it was the 454 and not the 396, because Driver doesn't seem like the type of cat to puss out on the engine size to save a couple bucks. He has the biggest gun I've ever seen, especially revolver style. When I asked A-Bomb what caliber he thought it may be, I answered before he could with 1". If you know guns, you know that would be of astronomical size. He is out to pick off each person that was present at the hide out, and he will not be stopped. Literally, he is a man on a mission, and I don't even think if you killed him, he would stop. The is a true revenge flick in the fullest of terms. Think Payback. Think of how much Mel wanted revenge in that film and then multiply that  by 6. That is about where Driver is in his life. The best part is the fact that all the people that wronged him have been awaiting his return. They knew it was inevitable, but there really is no prep for what he brings to the table. Before Driver gets too out of hand, a sub plot is integrated that really was not all that necessary, but at the same time, it did not dilute or take away from the movie I was enjoying. Sub plot: A "Hitter" has been hired to take Driver out of the equation. That story is pretty good, but the story is really about the man behind the man behind the Huge gun. A great action film, and very violent and bloody at times. If you like The Rock, and you wanna smell what he's been cooking, he basically cooks up an ass whooping in Faster. With supporting roles from Billy Bob as the cop on his tail, and a cameo by Tom Berenger as The Warden, along with the lovely Moon Bloodgood, the movie really turned out well.

NBM rates Faster - Awesome


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