2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Director:

John Singleton

Writers (WGA):

Gary Scott Thompson (characters)
Michael Brandt (story) ...

Release Date:

6 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

How Fast Do You Want It?

Plot:

Former cop, Brian O'Conner is finally arrested after letting his leader escape the law. To avoid the consequences, he must now work with an old college friend and help the police arrest a local drug exporter.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Undercover | Street Racing | Racing | California

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Tyrese Gibson	...	Roman Pearce (as Tyrese)
Eva Mendes	...	Monica Fuentes
Cole Hauser	...	Carter Verone
Ludacris	...	Tej (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Thom Barry	...	Agent Bilkins
James Remar	...	Agent Markham
Devon Aoki	...	Suki
Amaury Nolasco	...	Orange Julius
Michael Ealy	...	Slap Jack
Jin Auyeung	...	Jimmy
Edward Finlay	...	Agent Dunn
Mark Boone Junior	...	Detective Whitworth
Matt Gallini	...	Enrique
Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez	...	Roberto

Also Known As:

2 Fast 2 Furious (Germany)
The Fast and the Furious 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality.

Runtime:

USA:107 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18PL | France:U | South Korea:12 | UK:15 (DVD rating) (2003) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A (cut) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39925)

Filming Locations:

Infinite Horizon Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The rear wing on Brian O'Conner's Nissan Skyline was made entirely of carbon fiber and cost $2000.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the first race, Brian jumps the raised bridge and smashes all the neons under his car, but moments later he slides up to the camera with all the neons working.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tej: Yo, Jimmy, man, give me the status. Tell me we good.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Street Fury: Inferno (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Hands in the Air

Dumb Action Movie That's Enjoyable

2 Fast 2 Furious lives up to its title and delivers some very cool scenes. Brian O'Connor {Paul Walker}, now a disgraced cop, fell victim to it--and now he's paying the price. As far as his bosses and the FBI brass are concerned, the hothead undercover officer threw one of their largest investigations ever. After losing his badge and any chance of redemption along with it, O'Connor is given one last chance when the feds in Miami need his help to collar Carter Verone, a flashy businessman whose using his import/export business as a cover for an international money laundering cartel. Brian isn't alone though as he has his old friend Roman Pearce {Tyrese} and undercover agent Monica Fuentes{ Eva Mendes} to help him out. The plot may sound bad and if you can't look past it then this isn't the film for you. This film is only worth watching if there are exciting action scenes. For the most part, the film doesn't disappoint in that category but the rest of the film isn't very strong. The acting is bad, worse then the original even. Paul Walker doesn't have enough charisma to be a lead and he also doesn't have much talent. Eva Mendes does an okay job and she is probably the best actress in this film. Tyrese should stick to modeling as his acting is very poor. Ludicrous may have top billing but he isn't in the film very much. Cole Hauser does an average job of playing a bad guy. He isn't about to set the world on fire but his performance isn't terrible either. John Singleton directs and does a better job then Rob Cohen did yet the film is still lacking in a good story. 2 Fast 2 Furious is a sequel in the loosest definition of the word. Only one star returns, there's a new director, actors, producers etc. It doesn't really matter though as the cars are the real stars. The cars in this film are pretty cool and look really nice. This film is of course very unrealistic as some of the stunts break the laws of gravity. The running time is 107 minutes though sometimes the film seems longer. A lot of people were complaining that Vin wasn't in this one. I'm kind of glad though as he wasn't that impressive in the original. Is this one better then the original? I liked it more as it wasn't as boring as the original. In the end, this film has plenty of action to deliver but not much in the story or the acting which brings it down. Rating 6/10, above average action flick.