FAST X Director Tells Fans Not to Expect a "Regular Fast and Furious Movie"
Fast X director Louis Leterrier wants fans of the Fast and Furious franchise to know that this recent film is unlike any of the other films in the franchise. Fans seem to have certain expectations for these movies and during an interview with Uproxx, Leterrier warned:
"I mean, 'Star Wars' is a different thing, but I feel like here you know where it ends. Plus, also taste-wise, I know what I love about the franchise and what I want to push forth. So I was very much about that, about characters, about bringing back the reality, bringing back the cars and the racing, and all that stuff. Yeah, I agree with Michelle [Rodriguez]. Don't go to see this movie like any regular 'Fast and Furious' movie. The emotion will not be the same."
Yeah, for me, the emotion definitely wasn’t the same, and it’s not like any of the other films in the franchise. In my opinion, it’s the worst in the franchise. I’ve never seen such bad storytelling, acting, and dialogue. I also think it’s funny that he mentioned bringing back the cars and racing because the one street race they did attempt to do wasn’t really that good of a race.
One thing we did see in this movie that we haven’t seen in the franchise before was the cliffhanger ending. In regard to that, the director said:
"It really ends on a cliffhanger. But I would have not accepted, I think no one would've accepted this, had we not gone all the way to the end of the franchise. What we've got, as we were on set, is basically understanding where this franchise will end. Then, because we know that, we're able to not only create this cliffhanger, but also seed all the elements that we're going to need to fully arc out this whole franchise. And on what we hope is going to be a very satisfying ending. Sad, but satisfying. Then, we're able to do all that stuff, because we knew where we were going. If you don't know where you're going, it's impossible. I never understand how movies can be greenlit without that. I'm like, okay, you're heading towards a catastrophe."
I don’t have an issue with cliffhanger endings. I’m just sad that it looks like this fun franchise is going to end in a catastrophe. Fast X definitely isn’t a regular Fast and Furious movie because I’m just not sure the franchise knows what it is anymore, and there’s a reason why franchise Justin Lin bailed on Fast X. He knew it was going to be crap.