Furious 7 Review (Observer Archive from April 6, 2015)
The Fast and the Furious films already have a reputation for being filled with nonstop action and logic defying car racing. I’ll admit, I wasn’t completely sold on the series when I saw the first film, but back then I was judging the film by itself and how it was made. The quality definitely improved as the franchise continued and I was anticipating the day when it would gain a high level of recognition. I think I can say without a doubt that its achieved that level with Furious 7. Furious 7 is the seventh installment, this time directed by James Wan. Returning to the films are stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in his final film appearance after his death in 2013. The plot consists of rogue assassin Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham, going after Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and Walker’s Brian O’Conner and their gang as revenge for the gang defeating his brother Owen Shaw, played by Luke Evans, from the last film. Along the way, a government agent, played by Kurt Russell, offer...