The Fast and the Furious (2001) Critic Reviews

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Based upon 13 Critic Reviews
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Neither fast nor furious, this film belongs in the section of the supermarket where blah-white labels and big block lettering denote brandless cigarettes, vodka, crushed pineapple and, in this case, action picture.Read the full review

Washington Post | Curt FieldsAdd Critic to Favorites

Along with the cast's charm, they provide enough fuel for a fun one (movie).Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Fearless as these racers are, it's hard to muster enthusiasm for a movie that plays chicken and then swerves about a mile before the collision.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Turbo-charged wallbanger with the IQ of a tire iron. But it jumps off the screen with the mindless panache of a good bad movie.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Shrewdly conceived, confidently executed and outrageously entertaining.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

The result is an intensely involving entertainment that can be enjoyed by viewers who scarcely know how their own cars work.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Something special about it. It's a formula movie, to be sure, but it's Formula One.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Works hard to be exciting, but the movie scarcely lives up to its title. It could have used a bit of a fuel injection itself.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Rob Cohen, who last directed "The Skulls" --ouch! -- can consider this one another career-killing skid mark.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

The Fast and the Furious is "Rebel Without a Cause" without a cause. The young and the restless with gas fumes. The quick and the dead with skid marks.Read the full review

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