2 Fast 2 Furious
Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 35
  3. Negative: 14 out of 35
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  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    12
    This movie only takes a few minutes to crash and burn, but more than an hour and a half to realize it.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    The film has enough wild driving to satisfy any "French Connection" fan or "Bullitt" buff, but there's precious little for anyone else to enjoy. 2 foolish + 2 flashy = 4 get it!
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    10
    Certainly trashy, but, stripped of Mr. Diesel's services and directed by John Singleton, it's a no-go Yugo in muscle-car sheet metal.
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  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    20
    It’s all very nice to look at, sure, but pretty colors and molten intercoolers aside, 2 Fast 2 Furious is about as exciting as a Yugo in quicksand.
  5. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    38
    Without a plausible script, crisp dialogue or rounded characters, the majority of the picture will sag gracelessly.
  6. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    25
    Unlike original director Rob Cohen, Singleton has no gift for giddy action and his movie is a crashing bore.
  7. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    38
    Lacks the charismatic presence of Vin Diesel, who has priced himself right out of the franchise. Without Diesel, there's not much gas, at least not from the nonvehicular elements.
  8. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    20
    It's a kind of "Miami Vice" with many more carz and numberz where all the adjectives used 2 go.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    20
    Unfortunately, all of these supremely expressive vehicles come equipped with drivers, principally a pair of crash-test dummies played by Paul Walker and Tyrese, whose low-gear dialogue makes the whine of engines sound like the highest poetry.
  10. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    38
    So what do we have here? Lots of cars going very fast.
  11. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Charles Taylor
    10
    It's a terrible movie, stuck in plot idiocies and big, noisy set pieces like a tire mired in mud.
  12. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    My hand trembles slightly as I type these words, but the truth is that while watching 2 Fast 2 Furious, the follow-up to the pleasurably cheap-thrills sleeper "The Fast and the Furious," I realized just how much I miss Vin Diesel.
  13. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Alex Pappademas
    30
    The script, and the actors' breezy performances, work inasmuch as they get us to the chase on time.
  14. Slate
    Reviewed by: Michael Agger
    30
    2 Fast 2 Furious is just 2 lame, 2 tame, and 2 much like a video game.

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User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 177 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 87
  3. Negative: 27 out of 87
  1. Comasi
    7
    I remember when I was a kid and I loved it. Now that I'm older, I still like it. I know that it's not the best Fast and Furious movie but it's still enjoyable. The movie itself acknowledges that it's not supposed to be very serious or deep and that's fine because the way the action is executed is fantastic. So with all that said 2 Fast 2 Furious has great action and is a very enjoyable movie.… Full Review »
  2. TheChaser1985
    10
    WOW. I am seriously surprised by the low critic score here. Must not be fans of cars and racing. This was the second best movie in the series. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie for the racing and actors.… Full Review »
  3. NicuR.
    10
    I love this movie.
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