I rented “The Fast and the Furious” (2001, directed by Rob Cohen) recently, after
Paul Walker’s accidental passing, as this film, shot when he was about 28 and
looked very youthful, shows him playing at his passions.
The story is a bit contrived. Vin Diesel plays Dominic
Torettp, an LAPD officer under suspicion after a bunch of truck-jackings and
electronics robberies (in the days before cell phones were so vulnerable). Paul Walker plays Brian O’Conner, hired to
work undercover. There is a subplot in
which Brian falls for Dominc’s sister (Jordana Brewster).
The film has what you would expect, plenty of car chases and
drag races and shotgun shootouts, with a race to beat an approaching freight
train. The DVD even starts with a
disclaimer from Paul not to imitate the stunts.
The film has a brief epilogue in Baja where Diesel’s
character previews his next life. Most of the film is shot around Long Beach.
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