The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious is the eighth The Fast and the Furious film, wherein Dominic Toretto is forced to help out a cyberterrorist planning to cause worldwide armageddon as his family and friends try to figure out what's going on. This is the first Fast and Furious film made after Paul Walker's death, and even if the character no longer appears in this film the rest of the cast still has amazing chemistry and work well together. Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs is one of the best parts of the movie as the over the top manly federal agent with great one liners. The action sequences, though better done than in Furious 7, are a bit by the books by this point, with some very memorable exceptions such as the finale involving a submarine. Even if the story is done in a very emotional way due to Toretto having to confront his family several times, it's still very basic and can come of as too silly even by the series standards. Charlize Theron makes for a memorable and terrifying villain especially with what she does to get Dom to work for her. The surprising turn of Helen Mirren as Jason Statham's and Luke Evans's mother is fun and hilarious. One of the biggest things wrong with the film is the way Dom managed to defeat Theron's character as it can be hard to follow. Unlike the previous films most of the comedy in this one don't always work and can get a bit grating when they try too hard. Over all: 79%
2017 top list so far:
1. Logan
2. John Wick: Chapter 2
3. The Lego Batman Movie
4. Saban's Power Rangers
5. Kong: Skull Island
6. Split
7. The Fate of the Furious
8. Beauty and the Beast 2017