#46 Fast and Furious 5 (2011)

Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker

It's incredibly rare that the fifth instalment in a film franchise turns out to be the best. In fact, I can't think of any examples, apart from this.

By now, the characters are all pretty settled in their roles and it shows. The performances are decent and the chemistry between them all is marvellous to watch. The inclusion of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is a master stroke and his character immediately makes an impact.

The story is well balanced and generally entertaining. It is, as you would expect, incredibly far fetched but as I've explained in my previous reviews, this isn't a problem due to the sheer nature of the films style. It can get away with almost anything and credit for that has to go to director, Justin Lin. His F&F films have become better and better with each instalment.

Fast Five takes everything that was good about the previous films and improves on them. It's more daring, more action packed and  more outrageous than anything we've seen so far. This is, to date, the definitive Fast and Furious film that all it's successors must follow.