I'm someone who's continued enjoy these films even as they've increasingly gone off the rails. F9 is where I think I've reached my breaking point.
The stunts aren't even crazy anymore, they're just stupid. It's gotten impossible to care about what's happening because anyone who dies comes back to life. There are no stakes. They're also basically superheroes at this point, which they even reference in the film.
The magnets. My god the magnets. I don't even know what to say other than the logic and consistency of how the magnets work is flabbergasting.
This isn't to say everything is bad. Cena is a fun villain, even though the flashback scenes for his character are cringe. The music is still great. Lin's direction is solid. The themes still resonate, but are becoming increasingly meme-able.
I feel like a 6 is generous here and is mostly based on my previous enjoyment of this franchise. I hope this series can course correct or find a good ending because they're throttling towards a cliff.
The stunts aren't even crazy anymore, they're just stupid. It's gotten impossible to care about what's happening because anyone who dies comes back to life. There are no stakes. They're also basically superheroes at this point, which they even reference in the film.
The magnets. My god the magnets. I don't even know what to say other than the logic and consistency of how the magnets work is flabbergasting.
This isn't to say everything is bad. Cena is a fun villain, even though the flashback scenes for his character are cringe. The music is still great. Lin's direction is solid. The themes still resonate, but are becoming increasingly meme-able.
I feel like a 6 is generous here and is mostly based on my previous enjoyment of this franchise. I hope this series can course correct or find a good ending because they're throttling towards a cliff.