Most importantly, it's the story that brings Tej Parker (Ludacris) and Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) into the fold.įor a more in-depth take on the film, check out our review of the 2009 Blu-ray trilogy HERE. Still, it's a fun and decently entertaining follow-up, delivering plenty of amplified action-packed car mayhem. With the promise of wiping his record clean, the former undercover cop once again must infiltrate a dangerous criminal organization while under the guise of a car racer.
Despite Vin Diesel being out of the picture, the first sequel is ultimately a repeat of its predecessor, except O'Conner is now living as a wanted criminal and earning cash in illegal street racing. In fact, this John Singleton production is the movie that started sowing the seeds for the rest of the series although that was not the original plan. Picking up some time after the events of The Fast and the Furious, audiences are reintroduced to Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) in 2 Fast 2 Furious with the sort of gaudily tasteless but nonetheless eye-catching flair we've come to expect from the franchise.
