
In The Fate of the Furious, however, that dynamic is turned inside-out when Cipher turns Dom against his team, pitting him against his family in a globe-hopping caper that somehow manages to raise the bar even higher for action, explosions, and so many of the other elements that have made the series so popular.Īt this point, it can’t be easy to conjure up scenarios that move the excitement needle. One of the recurring themes in the Fast and the Furious franchise has always been the notion of family loyalty, with Diesel’s ex-convict street racer at the center of the series’ close-knit cast of colorful characters. Saving the world several times over has put the franchise’s heroes in a good place – until Charlize Theron’s international cyberterrorist Cipher comes along. The Fate of the Furious finds Dom and his team living the good life around the world, evidenced by scenes of Dwayne Johnson’s hulking federal agent Luke Hobbs coaching his daughter’s soccer team in the suburbs while Dom and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) enjoy a well-deserved honeymoon in Cuba. The Fate of the Furious is another win for the blockbuster franchise.
