The Fate of the Furious may have been director F. Gary Gray's first Fast and Furious film, but it's the eighth installment in the series over all. And as such, Gray had a tall order to fill.
The Straight Outta Compton helmer had to figure out how to deliver on the over-the-top action and earnest sentimentality that made the earlier movies so lovable – while bringing enough to the table to keep the series feeling fresh.
Ironically, one of the new elements in the sequel is actually a return to its origins. The much-hyped New York chase sequence serves as a wink to the news article that inspired the very first Fast and the Furious movie. Read more...
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