Tokyo Drift

Rating: M - Contains Adult Themes.
Duration: 104 mins.
Genre: Action & Adventure.
Actors: Lucas Black, Lil Bow Wow, Sung Kang.
Director: Justin Lin.
Release Date: Available Now.

Storyline and acting all play second fiddle to the cars and the action in the candy floss boy racer series The Fast And The Furious, and the third installment is no different.

Of course, staying true to the first two movies, the story line and the actors are all different, but that’s ok, cause by now we know enough not to expect an extension to the previous storyline. Having said that, there is however a treat in store for fans of the first movie.

So the basic plot is poor boy street racer Shaun Boswell picks a race with a rich kid in his new school, and it goes horribly wrong. To escape time in Juvenal hall, his mom (it’s American, so it’s his mom, ok?) sends him to live with his dad in Tokyo.

Of course, the boy doesn’t change his ways and soon gets caught up in the world of Japanese Drift racing. Here it’ not so much about straight-line speed, but your ability to control you car whilst drifting (call it sliding if you want) around the corners.

Shaun of course sucks at it, but with the right connections and a whole movie, he soon nails it.

Oh, did I mention that he falls for the girlfriend of yakuza-connected, current drift king, the aptly named D.K.?

Yeah, this brings all manner of pain for Shaun, but nothing can put him off the two prizes he has his eyes set on.

So with some very similar themes to the first movie after all, Tokyo Drift’s real weight lies in the action and cinematography and in these two categories it disproves the you-can-never-keep-making-good-sequels theory. Tokyo Drift has all the action and special effects/cinematography eye candy that you could wish for.

The action coupled with the Japanese nuances make for an interesting and entertaining look into the drift culture that keeps the whole affair fresh.

Tokyo Drift ends up having all the expected elements from the first two movies, and then some, making it easily the best movie in the franchise to date.

Food for thought:
How much of your life are you prepared to gamble?

Rent or Buy?
Buy it; if you don’t like it you can give it to me!