The Fast and the Furious | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

... pure pop fun, the best evocation of B-movie/exploitation film mythology of loyalty and honor among friends that American movies had achieved in some time.

While other storytellers embraced high-concept action spectacle, producer Neal H. Moritz made a bet on old-school grounded action. While it took a decade for audiences to buy into the vision, the plan culminated in one of the definitive franchises.

In actuality, it’s where the seeds were planted for the characters that continue to stick around. Give the film credit for actually being fairly character-driven, despite the action-heavy scenes...

Between its charming, impossibly attractive cast, stunning practical stunts, and unapologetic commitment to melodramatic cop-show froth, The Fast and the Furious holds up better than you might expect.

A film that should serve to define "guilty pleasure" for at least the rest of the summer.