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[M.W.]

79% after 14 reviews

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fate_of_the_furious

Some of the first reviews:
Dan Callahan from The Wrap

The plot twists suggest the kind of games that 11-year-old boys put together on the playground during recess, with women in peril and so many different parts for everyone to play that you begin to lose track of who everybody is

David Ehrlich from indieWire

The worst Fast and the Furious movie, it betrays almost everything that fans have come to love about the series.

Scott Mendelson at Forbes

It's one of the weaker installments, one which finds the franchise straining for artistic reasons to continue...

IGN Review

The Fate of the Furious provides plenty of the high-octane escapism and ridiculously elaborate vehicular mayhem fans of the series expect.

Uproxx Review

This isn't my favorite of the series [...] but these movies know what they are. These movies know they are fun. These are fun movies!

The Playlist Review

The film brings Charlize Theron on board as villainess, as well as a nuclear sub in the Arctic, a horde of cars speeding through New York City streets, a prison break battle royale, and a giant wrecking ball. It would be too much if it weren't so awesome.

For comparison, this is how the other movies did at RT:

The Fast and The Furious - 53%
2 Fast 2 Furious - 36%
Tokyo Drift - 37%
Fast and Furious - 28%
Fast Five - 77%
Fast and Furious 6 - 69%
Furious 7 - 79%

 

[Bronx-Man]

The Fambly is over.

 

[Speevy]

Not the same.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Who are these people and what outlets are they writing for? It's just a wall of quotes with no attribution

1) Dan Callahan, The Wrap
2) David Ehrlich, IndieWire
3) Scott Mendelson, Forbes
4) Jim Vejvoda, IGN
5) Mike Ryan, Uproxx
6) Kimber Myers, Playlist

 

[iMax]

People watch these movies for their critical merit? I watch them for fun.

 

[SpaceWolf]

This isn't my favorite of the series [...] but these movies know what they are. These movies know they are fun. These are fun movies!

 

[ItIsOkBro]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

 

[Speevy]

Who are these people and what outlets are they writing for? It's just a wall of quotes with no attribution

I'm not sure.

 

[M.W.]

Who are these people and what outlets are they writing for? It's just a wall of quotes with no attribution

Sorry about that. I'll put in who they are.

 

[Count Dookkake]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

These are clearly family films.

 

[-COOLIO-]

F7 ended perfectly. I'm content to just leave it there.

 

[Dishwalla]

The worst of the series huh? Figured they would really have to try to make one worse than Fast 4.

 

[DJwest]

Will watch regardless of reviews.

 

[Boke1879]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

Yea these movies know what they are. It's dumb fun.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

No they don't.

 

[Speevy]

F7 ended perfectly. I'm content to just leave it there.

Yes, it's like The Godfather 2 of street racing superhero movies.

You just don't make another one when you've already reached perfection.

 

[eggandI]

They've been driving me crazy with the ads for this movie

 

[caliph95]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

People always say that when their blockbuster movie wasn't reviewed well.

 

[Veidt]

Crappy movies. The Rock makes them bareable.

Vin Diesel is embarrassingly bad. And is not believable in his role.

Ludicrous is insulting.

Tyrese will say anything to get his paycheck.

That's my review of all the FF movies past the 1st one.

 

[wenis]

*looks at the rest of the series RT scores, dismisses any and all reviews*

 

[samn]

People watch these movies for their critical merit? I watch them for fun.

Critics are meant to say if it's fun.

 

[nhlducks35]

 

[Bobby Roberts]

People watch these movies for their critical merit? I watch them for fun.

It appears the people who didn't like it didn't think this one was very fun

 

[Falchion]

I just want to point out how hilariously dramatic the banner image on Rotten Tomatoes is for this movie.

 

[kmax]

Everyone knows that this is a milk operation at this point.

The only one who can redeem the situation is Han.

Bring back Han!

 

[Loxley]

This franchise is essentially review-proof at this point. It'll give its fans what they want and - for most - that'll be good enough.

I agree with the line that the series is straining to justify it's own existence - I feel like it really should have ended with the last one and its send-off of Paul Walker.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

Yea these movies know what they are. It's dumb fun.

You both know the last three have >65% on RT? They've reviewed relatively positively since 4.

 

[samn]

This franchise is essentially review-proof at this point. It'll give its fans what they want and - for most - that'll be good enough.

I agree with the line that the series is straining to justify it's own existence - I feel like it really should have ended with the last one and its send-off of Paul Walker.

I'm a fan and I'm concerned it won't give me what I want. Which is more of Fast 5 and 6 please

 

[MartyStu]

People watch these movies for their critical merit? I watch them for fun.

Not at all mutually exclusive. Critics know when a film is supposed to be 'fun'.

 

[JBuccCP]

Everyone knows that this is a milk operation at this point.

The only one who can redeem the situation is Han.

Bring back Han!

I bet they can fit like 8 more movies between 6 and Tokyo Drift. "You guys remember that one time Brian was on vacation and all that crazy shit happened!"

 

[caliph95]

People watch these movies for their critical merit? I watch them for fun.

Of course not all moves can compete with such high art like the Avengers,Lego Movie Fast Five,6,7

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I gotta see how they justify a Dom heel turn. I just gotta.

 

[T.O.P]

I just hope that it's more like 5-6 than 7

But i honestly dont give a fuck, in on opening day

 

[Auto_aim1]

I only liked Fast and Furious 5, the rest were complete nonsense. No interest in this.

 

[old manatee]

I gotta see how they justify a Dom heel turn. I just gotta.

He got to feeling like a machine, and that's no way to feel.

 

[this_guy]

Sounds like Fast Five is still the best in the series.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Does anyone actually watch these films for the plot?

 

[Straight Edge]

I gotta see how they justify a Dom heel turn. I just gotta.

I don't know anything about these movies and just assume he's undercover or something from the commercials.

 

[strafer]

This changes nothing, I will see this if it's the last thing I do.

 

[Trace]

Does anyone actually watch these films for the plot?

I'm amazed if anyone does. At this point, you probably know what to expect going in.

 

[BumRush]

the rotten reviews sound like they were expecting high art

They don't at all. Sounds like they expected FatF and got something else.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

It's not about reviews

It's about family

 

[2Smashed4U]

It's one of the weaker installments, one which finds the franchise straining for artistic reasons to continue...

I don't think the Fast and the Furious series has literally ever tried to establish an artistic reason to exist, lol

 

[sems4arsenal]

This can't be worse than 7, can it?

 

[Speevy]

Maybe it's just boring.

I don't know how but this is the only reason I can see one of these films getting bad reviews.

 

[illmatic22]

Familia in trouble? Gonna need more Coronas?

Last couple of films have reviewed well so it'll be interesting to see where this one ends up.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

I gotta see how they justify a Dom heel turn. I just gotta.

Charlize Theron.

 

[caliph95]

Charlize Theron.

That seems fair

 

[Speevy]

I wonder if they kill Charlize Theron or make her part of the team.

 

[liquidtmd]

I think I've seen this banner before with the legend:

"Impotence: It's OK to talk about it"