Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton’s ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Overview:
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton’s ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.
Cast:

• Luke Hobbs: Dwayne Johnson
• Deckard Shaw: Jason Statham
• Brixton: Idris Elba
• Hattie Shaw: Vanessa Kirby
• Queenie Shaw: Helen Mirren
• Madame M: Eiza González
• Professor Andreiko: Eddie Marsan
• Sam Hobbs: Eliana Su’a
• Jonah Hobbs: Cliff Curtis
• Sefina: Lori Pelenise Tuisano
• Kal: John Tui
• Timo: Joshua Mauga
• Mateo: Joe Anoa’i
• Agent Loeb: Rob Delaney
• Lt. Grapefruit: Alex King
• Tsoi: Tom Wu
• Lermotov: John Macdonald
• Party Model #1: Georgia Meacham
• Party Model #2: Laura Porta
• Tattoo Assistant: Ima Caryl
• Prison Guard: Shiloh Coke
• Young Deckard: Joshua Coombes
• Young Hattie: Meesha Garbett
• Young Owen: Harry Hickles
• L.A. Waitress: Lucy McCormick
• CIA Handler #1: Stephen Mitchell
• CIA Handler #2: Akie Kotabe
• Savoy Check-in Guest: Felicity Dean
• London Cabbie: Pete White
• Agent at Hattie’s #1: Peter Basham
• Agent at Hattie’s #2: Noah Maxwell Clarke
• CIA Mapping Agent: Joel MacCormack
• Eteon Assistant: Vineeta Rishi
• Eteon Director / Victor Locke: Ryan Reynolds
• Eteon Computer Tech: David Mumeni
• U.K. Newsreader #1: Gavin Esler
• U.K. Newsreader #2: Ansu Kabia
• U.S. Newsreader: Stephanie Vogt
• Chinese Newsreader: Dan Li
• German Newsreader: Adam Ganne
• Italian Newsreader: Antonio Mancino
• Paper Boy: Dan H. McCormick
• Rosie’s Nanny: Thalissa Teixeira
• British Custom Officer: James Dryden
• Flight Attendant: Katia Elizarova
• Madame M’s Crew #1: Ella-Rae Smith
• Madame M’s Crew #2: Rain Chan
• Madame M’s Crew #3: Lee Anne Nyagodzi
• Madame M’s Crew #4: Maria Sergejeva
• Young Bully #1: Mackenzie Proll
• Young Bully #2: Jack Kane
• Russian Fighter Pilot: Nathan Jones
• Eteon’s Uber Merc: Spencer Wilding
• Eteon Medical Tech: Axel Nu
• Eteon Merc #1: Stephen Dunlevy
• Eteon Merc #2: Timothy Connolly
• Eteon Helicopter Pilot: David Leitch
• U.K. Police Leader: Michael Wildman
• Samoan Local (uncredited): Jobe Allen
• Airport Passenger (uncredited): Manoj Anand
• Construction Worker (uncredited): Lasco Atkins
• Spouse (uncredited): Pualani Avaeoru
• Gang Member (uncredited): Leo Ayres
• Soldier (uncredited): Philip John Bailey
• Hobb’s Cousin (uncredited): Lyon Beckwith
• Henchman (uncredited): Daniel Bernhardt
• Airport Passenger (uncredited): Kishore Bhatt
• Kitchen Porter (uncredited): Martin Bratanov
• Mercenary (uncredited): Sergio Briones
• Prison Visitor (uncredited): Jill Buchanan
• Airport Steward (uncredited): Abbey Butler
• Mercenary (uncredited): Conlan Casal
• Cocky Merc (uncredited): Tim Connolly
• Background Security (uncredited): Samantha Corcoran
• Bicycle Courier (uncredited): Richard Curtis
• Infantry Henchman (uncredited): James ‘JD Knight’ Dunn
• Diner (uncredited): Daniel Eghan
• Russian Plane Passenger (uncredited): Viktorija Faith
• Wife Diner (uncredited): Francesca Fraser
• Airport Steward (uncredited): Vikrem Singh
• Hairdresser (uncredited): Michel Alexandre Gonzalez
• Mechanic (uncredited): Mark Gooden
• City Woman (uncredited): Sonia Goswami
• Hobbs’ Cousin (uncredited): Layne Hannemann
• Air Marshal Dinkley (uncredited): Kevin Hart
• Passerby (uncredited): Patrick Doran
• City Woman (uncredited): Ruth Clarson
• Auto Shop Worker (uncredited): Kalanikauleleiaiwi Jardine
• Mercenary (uncredited): Kyle Justin Leatherberry
• Hobbs’ Cousin (uncredited): Westley LeClay
• Black Infantry Soldier (uncredited): Steven Lewington
• Russian Plane Passenger (uncredited): Marian Lorencik
• Lady in Rain (uncredited): Teresa Mahoney
• Bio-Hazard Scientist (uncredited): Stephen McGowan
• Black Infantry Soldier (uncredited): Peter Parker Mensah
• Samoan War Dancer (uncredited): Kelemete Misipeka
• Hobbs’ Cousin (uncredited): Pingi Moli
• Mercenary / Talos Suit (uncredited): Richard James Montgomery
• Airport Passenger (uncredited): Sascha Panknin
• Hobbs Cousin (uncredited): Hio Pelesasa
• Pedestrian (uncredited): Peter Rooney
• London City Worker (uncredited): Israel Ruiz
• Black Infantry Soldier (uncredited): Rubens Saboia
• Warehouse Engineer (uncredited): Ben-Hur Santos
• Security (uncredited): Dave Simon
• Mercenary (uncredited): David Sturgeon
• Black infantry (uncredited): Matt Symonds
• City Man (uncredited): Matt Townsend
• International Tourist (uncredited): Rutvig Vaid
• Street Racer (uncredited): Jay Waddell
• Mercenary (uncredited): Nicholas Walker
• Hector: Ryan Bailey
• Passerby (uncredited): Richard Price

Crew:

• Storyboard Artist: Soren Bendt Aaboe Pedersen
• Stunts: Matt Crook
• Stunt Driver: Clay Cullen
• VFX Artist: Aviv Bar-Ami
• Stunts: Danny Wynands
• Stunts: Enele Ma’afu Tauteoli
• Stunts: Richard Wheeldon
• Stunts: Leon Sua
• Stunt Double: Laura Swift
• Stunts: Venice Smith
• Stunts: Karen Smithson
• Stunt Driver: Matthew Stirling
• Stunts: Stanimir Stamatov
• Stunts: John Street
• Stunts: Shane Roberts
• Stunts: Tom Rodgers
• Stunts: Cale Schultz
• Stunts: Shahaub Roudbari
• Stunts: Nicole Powell
• Stunts: Chris Pollard
• Stunts: Tilly Powell
• Stunts: Cyril Raffaelli
• Stunts: Rashid Phoenix
• Stunt Double: Tanoai Reed
• Stunt Double: Nathaniel Perry
• Stunts: Laurent Plancel
• Stunts: Andrei Nazarenko
• Stunt Double: Niko Nedyalkov
• Stunts: Pete Olivant
• Stunt Driver: Chris Palermo
• Stunt Driver: Justin Pearson
• Stunts: Joseph Paxton
• Stunts: Brian Nickels
• Stunts: Nigel Oliver
• Stunts: Chris Morrison
• Stunts: Mike Mukatis
• Stunts: Pingi Moli
• Stunts: Benos Noble
• Stunts: Dustin Nelson
• Stunts: Tina Maskell
• Stunts: Mike Massa
• Stunts: Chris Manger
• Stunt Driver: Jalil Jay Lynch
• Stunt Driver: Dan Matteucci
• Stunt Driver: Brionna Maria Lynch
• Stunts: Jess Lundgren
• Stunts: John Macdonald
• Stunts: Jean-Paul Ly
• Stunts: Malosi Leonard
• Stunts: Andy Lister
• Stunts: Tony Lazzara
• Stunts: Daniel Leavitt
• Stunts: Efka Kvaraciejus
• Stunts: Renars Latkovskis
• Stunts: Kirk A. Jenkins
• Stunts: Bogdan Kumšackij
• Stunts: Antal Kalik
• Stunts: Gary Kane
• Stunt Driver: Martin Ivanov
• Stunts: Rob Hunt
• Stunt Driver: Michael Hugghins
• Stunts: Robert Hladik
• Stunts: Jimmy Hart
• Stunts: Daniel Graham
• Stunts: Paul Ginns
• Stunts: Dan Griffiths
• Stunts: Jeremy Fry
• Stunt Driver: Clayton Grover
• Stunts: Clay Donahue Fontenot
• Stunts: Scott R. Fisher
• Stunts: Eddie J. Fernandez
• Stunts: Rachael Evelyn
• Stunts: Ben Essex
• Stunt Driver: Bradley Farmer
• Stunts: Dom Dumaresq
• Stunts: Mark Dobson
• Stunts: Craig Dolby
• Stunts: Ben Dimmock
• Stunts: Tim Davies
• Stunts: Jason Curle
• Stunts: Holland Diaz
• Stunt Double: Lucy Cork
• Utility Stunts: Brandon Cornell
• Stunts: Alvin Chon
• Stunts: Mauro Calo
• Stunts: Anis Cheurfa
• Stunts: Liam Carey
• Stunts: David Castillo
• Stunts: Katy Bullock
• Stunt Driver: Richard Burden
• Stunts: Freddy Bouciegues
• Stunts: Marvin Campbell
• Stunt Driver: Donny Bailey
• Stunt Driver: Dean Bailey
• Stunt Driver: Paul Bailey
• Stunts: Adam Basil
• Stunts: Loyd Bateman
• Stunts: Can Aydin
• Stunts: Russell Balogh
• Stunts: Sina Ali
• Stunts: Ermar Alexander
• Stunts: Andrew Burford
• Stunts: Tom Cotton
• Stunts: Liam Coote
• VFX Artist: Alexander T.H. Browne
• VFX Artist: Christoph Westphal
• Set Designer: Dean Wolcott
• Characters: Gary Scott Thompson
• Stunt Driver: Dave Lovano
• Storyboard Artist: Todd Harris
• Producer: Chris Morgan
• Stunts: Heidi Moneymaker
• Stunts: Daniel Bernhardt
• Stunts: Phong Giang
• Stunts: Rick English
• Producer: Hiram Garcia
• Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela
• Stunt Double: Elizabeth Donker Curtius
• Production Design: David Scheunemann
• Editor: Christopher Rouse
• Screenplay: Drew Pearce
• Associate Producer: Kathy Chasen-Hay
• Executive Producer: Steven Chasman
• Executive Producer: Ainsley Davies
• Producer: Dwayne Johnson
• Producer: Jason Statham
• Casting: Lucy Bevan
• Casting: Marisol Roncali
• Casting: Mary Vernieu
• Art Direction: David Allday
• Art Direction: Will Coubrough
• Supervising Art Director: Dominic Hyman
• Assistant Art Director: Charlotte Malynn
• Art Direction: Choi Ho Man
• Art Direction: Wolfgang Metschan
• Art Direction: Remo Tozzi
• Set Decoration: Lisa Chugg
• Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
• Executive Producer: Dany Garcia
• Executive Producer: Kelly McCormick
• Unit Production Manager: Ethan Smith
• Original Music Composer: Tyler Bates
• Costume Designer: Sarah Evelyn
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan Glass
• Stunt Coordinator: Simon Crane
• Unit Production Manager: David Cain
• First Assistant Director: Paul Barry
• Associate Producer: Nicole Furia
• Production Supervisor: Paige Chaytor
• Second Assistant Director: Fraser Fennell-Ball
• Stunt Coordinator: Chris O’Hara
• Stunt Coordinator: Pete White
• Art Direction: Simon McGuire
• Property Master: Roy Chapman
• Sound Designer: Mark P. Stoeckinger
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jon Taylor
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Frank A. Montaño
• Sound Designer: Peter Brown
• Sound Mixer: John Casali
• Gaffer: David Smith
• Key Grip: Mark Hyde
• Special Effects Supervisor: Alistair Williams
• Script Supervisor: Julie Brown
• Still Photographer: Daniel Smith
• Second Unit Cinematographer: Fraser Taggart
• Sound Mixer: Lloyd Dudley
• Gaffer: Nikos Kalimerakis
• 2D Supervisor: Dimitri Uradovskiy
• 3D Artist: Rajat Chawla
• 3D Editor: Travis Dultz
• 3D Editor: Maria Friesen
• 3D Generalist: Tiffany Hall
• 3D Generalist: Richard Worsley
• CG Supervisor: Axel Akesson
• CG Supervisor: Christopher Downs
• CG Supervisor: Peter Lasrado
• CG Supervisor: Sebastian Lauer
• CG Supervisor: Matthias Winkler
• Compositing Supervisor: Oliver Armstrong
• Compositing Supervisor: John Brubaker
• Compositing Supervisor: Kyle Goodsell
• Compositing Supervisor: Tetu Pawan
• Compositing Supervisor: Julia Strack
• Creature Technical Director: Joan Buhigas
• Creature Technical Director: Emese Papp
• Creature Technical Director: Eric Moliner
• Creature Technical Director: Anand Kambli
• Creature Technical Director: Etay Herz
• Creature Technical Director: Leona Sharkey
• Lead Animator: Matthias Reiche
• Lead Animator: Steve White
• Lighting Artist: Mahabub Subhani Shaik
• Lighting Artist: Taryn Douville
• Lighting Artist: Argha Sen
• Matchmove Supervisor: Caleb Choo
• Matchmove Supervisor: Sujay Kumar G.
• Matchmove Supervisor: Matthew D’Angibau
• Matte Painter: Baptiste Chauveau
• Matte Painter: Sullivan Richard
• Pre-Visualization Supervisor: Matt Perrin
• Pre-Visualization Supervisor: Pawl Fulker
• Senior Animator: Makoto Koyama
• Senior Animator: C.J. Burbage
• Senior Animator: Sianoosh Nasiriziba
• Special Effects Supervisor: J.D. Schwalm
• VFX Artist: Dipak Tarpara
• VFX Artist: Jason Wong
• VFX Editor: Roberta Fischetti
• VFX Production Coordinator: Kat Newington
• Visual Effects Editor: Warren Hickman
• Visual Effects Editor: Yu Ying Chien
• Visual Effects Editor: Barbara Holmes
• Visual Effects Editor: Tom Partridge
• Visual Effects Editor: Danielle Millington-Peck
• Visual Effects Editor: Sam Paul Toms
• Visual Effects Editor: Alicia Abril Carrera
• Visual Effects Editor: Damien di Toro
• Visual Effects Editor: Laura El Alam
• Visual Effects Producer: Fatemeh Khoshkhou
• Visual Effects Producer: Marlene Nehls
• Visual Effects Producer: Adam Pere
• Visual Effects Producer: Anton Agerbo
• Visual Effects Producer: Kim Phelan
• Visual Effects Producer: Josh Sykes
• Visual Effects Producer: Mats Andersen
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Alexa Barros
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Ben Duff
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Hermione Francis
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Andrew Shawley
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: King Louie Palomo
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Sheila Silveira
• Visual Effects Production Manager: Nelson Dsouza
• Visual Effects Production Manager: Jakris Smittant
• Visual Effects Production Manager: Kathryn Brillhart
• Visual Effects Production Manager: Bryan Ryan
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Brazelton
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Stuart Lashley
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Kyle McCulloch
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Oliver Cubbage
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Roni Rodrigues
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Jonathan Weber
• Art Department Coordinator: Jennie Murphy
• Art Department Coordinator: Christine Youngstrom
• Additional Editor: Mark Fitzgerald
• Assistant Editor: Kristin Derella
• Assistant Editor: Jess Jansen
• Colorist: Miles Anderson
• Digital Intermediate: Ian Sullivan
• Digital Intermediate Colorist: Dave Hussey
• First Assistant Editor: Jason Wasserman
• Assistant Art Director: Marc Bitz
• Assistant Art Director: Heather Noble
• Assistant Art Director: Ashley Winter
• Assistant Art Director: William Eliscu
• Concept Artist: Max Berman
• Concept Artist: Stian Dahlslett
• Concept Artist: Adelaide Filippe
• Concept Artist: Benjamin Last
• Concept Artist: Chris Lees
• Concept Artist: Marcos Weiss
• Construction Coordinator: Andrew Naylor
• Construction Foreman: Tim R. Lafferty
• Construction Manager: Dominic Ackland-Snow
• Aerial Camera: Phil Arntz
• Aerial Camera: Dan Godar
• Aerial Camera: Scott McKee
• Aerial Camera Technician: Tom Aldcroft
• Aerial Camera Technician: Peter Graf
• Aerial Director of Photography: Hans Bjerno
• Aerial Director of Photography: John Marzano
• Aerial Director of Photography: Adam Dale
• Camera Operator: Derek Walker
• Best Boy Electric: Dan Jones
• Camera Operator: Oliver Loncraine
• Camera Operator: Tom Wade
• Camera Operator: Stamos Triantafyllos
• Camera Operator: Stefan von Borbély
• Lighting Programmer: Matthew Deetsch
• Drone Pilot: Peter Ayriss
• Drone Pilot: Steven Blizzard
• Drone Pilot: Dani Rose
• Drone Pilot: Stephen Peters
• Electrician: Neil Ashton
• Electrician: James Clemo
• Electrician: George Kalimerakis
• Electrician: Mike King
• Electrician: John M.H. Lee
• Electrician: Bruno Martins
• Electrician: Nick Mitchell
• Electrician: Jim Agnew
• Gaffer: Jeff Murrell
• Gaffer: Christopher Prampin
• Key Grip: John Flemming
• Key Grip: Charlie Wyldeck-Flowers
• Key Rigging Grip: Oscar Gomez
• Libra Head Technician: Sean Rogers
• Libra Head Technician: Mario Spanna
• Libra Head Technician: Josh Milne
• Libra Head Technician: Michele Abramo Puricelli
• Libra Head Technician: Negoita Mihai
• Lighting Technician: Eric Arnold Cortez
• Lighting Technician: Michael Fennelly
• Lighting Technician: Dean Foard
• Lighting Technician: David McMillan
• Lighting Technician: Chris Milani
• Lighting Technician: Erica Kim
• Rigging Gaffer: Ricky Carrillo
• Rigging Grip: Jason Selsor
• Rigging Grip: Ray Valerio
• Steadicam Operator: Jason Ewart
• Steadicam Operator: Matthew A. Petrosky
• Still Photographer: Frank Masi
• Still Photographer: Christopher Raphael
• Techno Crane Operator: Bogdan Iofciulescu
• Hairstylist: Ralph Malani
• Hairstylist: Georgette Sweet
• Key Hair Stylist: Ryo Murakawa
• Key Hair Stylist: Fernando Santaella Navarro
• Key Makeup Artist: Sara Kramer
• Key Makeup Artist: Cristina Waltz
• Makeup Designer: Alessandro Bertolazzi
• Makeup Artist: Jamie Hess
• Makeup Artist: Jordann Aguon
• Makeup Artist: Gemma Hoff
• Makeup Artist: Lara Licari
• Makeup Artist: Hanny Tjan
• Makeup Artist: JoJo Williams
• Makeup Artist: Paul Pattison
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: David Malinowski
• Aerial Coordinator: Louis Delavenne
• Animal Coordinator: Sue Chipperton
• Armorer: Harry Lu
• Armorer: Ian Edwards
• Production Coordinator: Martin Kemble
• Production Coordinator: Rohit Chandrashekhar Nair
• Production Coordinator: Samantha Arnold
• Production Coordinator: Daniel Castle King
• Production Secretary: Harrison Gunnarshaug
• Production Secretary: Alex Leung
• Production Secretary: Jenny Kissoon
• Script Supervisor: Roxanne Cuenca
• Script Supervisor: Jillian Amburgey
• Script Supervisor: Kelly Maracin Krieg
• Supervising Armorer: Liam McCartney
• Supervising Armorer: Liam Byrne
• Unit Publicist: Carol McConnaughey
• Ager/Dyer: Frances E. Barer
• Assistant Costume Designer: Teddy George-Poku
• Assistant Costume Designer: Courtney McClain
• Ager/Dyer: Liz Oliver
• Costume Assistant: Marianna Bourmpoula
• Costume Assistant: Maia Herzog Lee
• Costume Assistant: Josie May
• Costume Assistant: Robyn Morell
• Costume Assistant: Róisín Straver
• Costume Coordinator: Lily Bevan
• Costume Supervisor: Tom Hornsby
• Costume Supervisor: Nava R. Sadan
• Costumer: April Dunlap
• Costumer: George Glasgow
• Costumer: Sean Haley
• Costumer: Marylou Lim
• Costumer: Jeanine McKirnan
• Costumer: Gabriella Morpeth
• Key Costumer: David Butler
• Key Costumer: Melody Koerber
• Costumer: Jessica Phillips
• Principal Costumer: Felicity Goldsworthy
• Set Costumer: Joel Christopher
• Set Costumer: Aaron Ellis
• Set Costumer: Eddie Gomez
• Set Costumer: Mia Hope Radford
• Set Costumer: Chloe Reynolds
• Wardrobe Assistant: Paul Sinnott
• Stunt Driver: Tanner Foust
• Director: David Leitch
• Lighting Programmer: Tom Howard

Catogories:
Action,Adventure,Comedy
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Language:
English,Pусский
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Chris Morgan Productions,Seven Bucks Productions,Universal Pictures
Popularity:
106.377
Date:
2019-08-01
Year:
2019

• SWITCH.: By this point in the franchise, ‘Fast & Furious’ fans will know exactly what to expect from ‘Hobbs and Shaw’, and there’s just enough here that’s fresh enough to warrant taking another ride with the series.
  – Ashley Teresa

  Read Ashley’s full article…
  https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-fast-and-furious-hobbs-and-shaw-very-furious-not-so-fast

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  Here’s the thing about the Fast & Furious franchise: it can be dumb fun. Every movie has the right to be entertaining even if it completely disregards physics and logic… As long as it establishes its tone from the start. You can’t make an action film where the main characters survive basically everything they shouldn’t and take everything seriously. It’s not that you can’t have that mix of tones (Furious 7 did it brilliantly), but that’s reserved for some of the best movies of the year since it’s not easy (at all) to balance so many different things. Hobbs & Shaw sets its tone in the first 10 minutes, and everyone knows what they’re getting themselves into. However, it didn’t quite work for me this time…

  The Fast & Furious saga is an undeniable success, even more in my country where it constantly breaks box-office records. It possesses everything a popcorn blockbuster should have: tons of action (car chases, explosions, fights, shootouts), easy-to-follow plot, and simple character development. There’s no problem in leaving your brain at the entrance of the theater for a couple of hours and just have fun. Of course, Hobbs & Shaw is ridiculous. It’s completely absurd, it has no sense of logic, and it’s unbelievable how many physics-defying sequences occur. But that’s exactly what they establish in those first few minutes, so people just need to sit comfortably and eat that whole bag of popcorn while watching the most ludicrous action on-screen.

  So, if the tone is well-balanced, why didn’t I enjoy it as much as the rest? People seem to be having tremendous fun (even critics who usually demolish this type of films are liking it), so I guess I’m in the minority here, but I just found the action pretty underwhelming, and the comedy was way off for me. Granted, there are huge set pieces, and there are a couple of great action scenes, especially a motorbike-car chase between Brixton, Hobbs, and Shaw. True, there are a couple of laughs that I couldn’t contain due to how amazing Statham and Johnson’s chemistry is. Nevertheless, overall, I just don’t think it’s enough.

  First of all, my main issue with the story: Brixton. Idris Elba is incredible as always, and I really want him to be the next James Bond. However, his character is so poorly written and so horribly explored that I wonder why they made him an enhanced machine with superpowers. Literally, there’s no difference between him and the other two main characters, which ultimately destroys the “superhero” vibe Elba should have. That’s the problem with having such an absurd movie: if your “heroes” are undefeatable due to their enormous plot armor, how is your “superpowered villain” different than them? If an explosion goes off with the three of them close, why do Hobbs and Shaw survive in the same way Brixton does? How does a punch from a “black Superman” has the same impact as a punch from the other two?

  Then, the comedy. It’s not like I disliked Statham and Johnson bantering for five straight minutes in three different scenes. It’s just too long, and not all of the jokes land. The film itself is way too long, just over two hours. If I didn’t know about the whole Samoa sequence from occasionally seeing it on a TV spot, I would have believed the movie was about to end when it started its third act. It feels like it’s going to end, but then there’s a whole other massive action set piece to show off. For the first time in a long, long time, I almost fell asleep during the transition from the second-to-last to the last action moment. The action is also very disappointing having in mind David Leitch is directing. Too many quick cuts, and way too choppy.

  Finally, there’s an attempt at the start of a romance that I won’t spoil, but … It’s not like it’s forced because it actually isn’t. It follows a logical path, characters don’t say stupid stuff to each other, and it was surprisingly being a good way of stopping to breathe and relax away from all the action. However, as the film reaches its conclusion, they ditch it altogether and never address it anymore. There’s even a line similar to “I’ll let you have a kiss tomorrow if we’re still alive”, but they never go there again. It’s like it never happened… Why? The only thing that was truly being logical and emotionally compelling is completely ignored by the end. That’s disappointing.

  I don’t want to be too harsh on the movie because I do understand how entertaining and fun it might be. I’m sure audiences will love it, and fans of the franchise will love it even more. The chemistry of the cast is palpable, and everyone is terrific. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are awesome as the action superstars, and they’re definitely the main source of entertainment. Vanessa Kirby is also pretty great, and I have to commend the film for keeping two spectacular cameos under wraps. You won’t believe who’s in this movie as well. There are still a couple of cool action sequences, and I did laugh more than a couple of times, so I guess it isn’t as bad as this review might transmit.

  I know I’m in the minority, so I recommend all of you to go watch it and judge it for yourselves. If you enjoy absurdity, ridiculousness, and over-the-top action, as well as cheesy comedy, Hobbs & Shaw might be perfect for you. It didn’t really work for me, though. The comedy was not as good as I expected, the action is not that captivating, and Brixton is such a horribly written and unexplored character, that I kept feeling frustrated every time an action sequence ended. Go for the huge set pieces and the dumb fun, stay for the amazing cast’s chemistry.
  PS: if you haven’t watched Game Of Thrones by now, heavy spoilers in this film. You’ve been warned.

  Rating: C

• JPV852: I generally really enjoy the Fast and Furious movies and was looking forward to this spin-off, especially being directed by David Leitch, but nothing in this stood out action/stunts-wise and the chemistry between Johnson/Statham/Kirby was lackluster, including the quasi-budding romance with Johnson and Kirby. A lot of this film felt forced and going in the science fiction realm just felt wrong. Sure, it’s got the dumb elements F&F is known for, but very little of this was fun. **2.75/5**
• Gimly: Yeah, sure, fuck it, why not, hey? I mean the _Fast & Furious_ franchise was already dipping into some sci-fi elements, why not just whole-hog dive into it for your spinoff? Dumb as dogshit, but might genuinely be the best thing _Fast & Furious_ has ever produced. Has cars in it, but stops bothering to try and pretend racing them is actually important to the story.

  _Final rating:★★½ – Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

• Peter89Spencer: Wow! That was just fucking awesome!

  Don’t know why there’s so many haters though. Hobbs and Shaw was the best action movie in 2019.

  Yeah, it was cheesy. Very cheesy. But in an awesome way.

• CinemaSerf: A good old fashioned end-to-end action movie. The script is irrelevant, it’s about loads of pyrotechnics, special effects and not a lot else. Who cares? Idris Elba is clearly in his element as the baddie against the F&F equivalent of dumb and dumber – Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham – who are also having fun and it is contagious. It is way, way, too long, but there is certainly some charisma on the screen and where else will you still see a bow and arrow and an axe in a fight these days?