MIT Lecture Series Committee

Rated PG-13
106 minutes

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format: 35mm

The Fast and the Furious (2001)

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Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance racecars and perfecting the art of computer-controlled fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of streetcar racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realizes he's an undercover cop, and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

A gritty and gratifying cheap thrill, Rob Cohen's high-octane hot-car meller is a true rarity these days, a really good exploitationer, the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed.
      -- Todd McCarthy, Variety. Read this review.