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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson’s US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham’s Deckard Shaw.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson's US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham's Deckard Shaw.
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What Johnson and Statham lack in hair they make up for abundantly in muscles, wisecracks and jaw dropping action! A great instalment for F&F fans and casual action movie lovers alike
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Ratings
A lot of action, fights, chases and an overload of testosteron. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Sure, if you start nitpicking, there are some flaws in continuity and all, but this is not the kind of movie that needs to be nitpicked.
Hobbs & Shaw doesn’t rev as high as the franchise’s best installments, but gets decent mileage out of its well-matched stars and over-the-top action sequences.
Even though Hobbs & Shaw is by far the most removed stylistically and thematically from the first Fast & the Furious, it proves that this franchise still has places to go and people to see.
Expect the usual over-the-top amount of comic book/cartoon-style action violence: car chases and crashes, explosions, fights, guns and shooting, and torture (fairly mild).
Movie Info
Synopsis
Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), a loyal agent of America’s Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw (Jason Statham), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015’s Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever – and bests a brilliant and fearless rogue MI6 agent (Vanessa Kirby), who just happens to be Shaw’s sister – these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves.
After Credits Scene
Post-credits scene one
In the first post-credits scene, we see both Deckard and Hattie together, visiting their mother, Magdalene Shaw. They pass her a birthday cake, in which is hidden her means of escape, a block of C4.
Post-credits scene two
We see Hobbs re-connecting with his family when he receives a phone call from CIA Agent Locke (played by a surprise cameo). The Agent updates Hobbs on the comically dire status of the weaponized virus.
Post-credits scene three
Agent Locke calls Hobbs back, short of breath and clutching his hand over his bloody stomach. He informs Hobbs on the details on how he’s been shot, only to pause mid way and realise that he isn’t bleeding. Rather it turns out he’s covered in someone else’s blood.
Year
2019
Duration
2:13
BBFC Age Rating
12A
Genres
Director
David Leitch
Starring
Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Adam Ganne, Amar Adatia, Antonio Mancino, Axel Nu, Bernardo Santos, Cliff Curtis, Conlan Casal, Daniel Eghan, David Mumeni, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Helena Holmes, James Merrill,Joe Anoa’i, John Tui, Julian Ferro, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, Ruth Horrocks, Sonia Goswami, Stephanie Vogt, Teresa Mahoney, Viktorija Faith, Zuyang Sun
Review Date
August 3, 2019
Content Rating
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Representation
3
Lacks ethnic diversity for the main characters, female characters are underwritten.
Positive Messages
5
If the Fast and Furious franchise has any 2 core messages its fast cars and family. While the former isn’t something to be encouraged, there is no better movie series out there that empathises the latter so well.
Consumerism
2
Consumerism doesn’t really feature in this movie, a character has a lot of nice cars but only uses 1.
Language
7
Fairly strong language, with uses of “s–t,” “a–hole,” “c–k,” “ass,” “bitch,” “bastard,” “goddamn,” “hell,” “d–k,” “balls,” “wanker,” “give a toss,” and “Jesus Christ” (as an exclamation). A character says “f–k,” but it’s muffled, and his mouth is obscured. A character makes a sexual gesture.
Violence
8
Packed to the teeth with Tom & Jerry style action violence. Guns and shooting. Torture. Explosions. Car chases and car crashes. Martial arts fighting, punching, hitting, etc. Minor characters are killed. Threat of a deadly virus destroying the world. Flamethrower.
Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
4
Social drinking; a character pours himself a pint of beer, and a character drinks a tumbler of whiskey. A character downs two shots of alcohol at once. Characters open bottles and share what could be beers.
Sex
2
Long, passionate kiss. Camera passes over a dancing woman’s bottom. Cleavage on display. Sexual innuendo and sex-related language.
Total Score
7
Somewhat mature content but should be fine for early teen kids and older.
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