Fast Five

Eat up all of that Easter candy, but leave some room for popcorn because the summer movie season explodes onto the screen this weekend with Fast Five.

Set in Rio, Vin Diesel returns as Dominic Toretto, and he has brought back everyone who has ever been in a Fast and the Furious movie (even the dude from Tokyo Drift!) to help pull off a heist after he, his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) and best pal Brian (Paul Walker) get double crossed by Rio's biggest crime lord, Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida).

Not only is the trio on the run for breaking Dom out of jail, but the double cross has left them looking guilty for the murder of federal agents chasing after Reyes, so the gang also is being pursued by one of the FBI's best, Agent Hobbs (Dwayne "I will still call him The Rock" Johnson, and you know that means ... The Rock and Vin Diesel are going to throw down in the most brutal tussle this side of Jersey Shore!).

Can Dom and the gang steal the money and get away forever?

Fast Five is a complete guys movie with unrealistic, nature defying stunts and chase scenes that look cool, even if they are impossible and will make anyone who has basic understanding of physics (and that is EVERYONE in the theater) laugh at how silly the action is on the screen (C'mon, in the opening scene a full bus at top speed hits a car, and THE BUS is what flips out of control).

Also, to appeal to the dudes in the crowd, director Justin Lin always seems to be focusing on sexy, scantily clad ladies mostly for no reason at all, while writer Chris Morgan inserts plenty of good humor that takes advantage of some great chemistry among the large cast, even at the expense of developing the story a bit more.

You have to admit, the cast is being very cooperative and team oriented to have this kind of chemistry, when every one of them would like to have a bigger role and more lines. Kudos to them for doing what is best for the movie, and kudos to Morgan and Lin for finding moments for all of them to shine.

By the way, fans of The Fast and The Furious will want to stick around during the credits, because the producers and Lin have slipped in one more scene that gets you ready for ... yep, another sequel.

Fast Five is rated PG-13 for sexual content, intense sequences of violence, language and intense sequences of action.