Reel Movie Reviews: Faster

Faster strikes me as the kind of movie that was never really intended to be "good", merely a balls to the wall actioner. And while we do get that, along with a nice heap of 70's revenge flick fare, the distilled characterizations don't necessarily make for the most interesting film. But that's not why you'd be going to see it. If you've bought a ticket for Faster, chances are all you want to see is The Rock kick some ass again. If that's all you were looking for, you might be pretty happy with your purchase. Within the first five minutes alone, you'll be able to witness Dwayne Johnson departing from a 10-year stint in the clink, pick up a sexy muscle car from a nearby junkyard and drive to town to put a bullet in a man's brain. That alone

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