#8 in the franchise and the formula has been optimized. Minimization of character depth, as always, seems to be a priority coupled with regular car action, intra-squad humorous bickering and deification of Vin Diesel. And since that is the known formula, we can't complain that the movie doesn't follow some other path, or achieve some other goal. It does what it sets out to do extremely well. The story that ties this installment together finds Charlize Theron as the bad guy, blackmailing Diesel to work for her, against his team/family, to steal nuclear codes and a submarine. He does so with exceptional efficiency, purportedly causing confusion with his now former team/family. But as a viewer, there is never any real tension. We know that team/family is the ultimate priority and somehow everything will work out. And it is not a spoiler to reveal that it does. Because that is the final term in the formula.
3 stars (out of 5)
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