The Single Biggest Mistake Each Fast & Furious Film Has Made

10. The Fast And The Furious - The Lack Of Stakes

The Fast and the Furious is a good action film and the best of the pre-Fast Five films of the series; it's given an enormous boost by the terrific characters, who are introduced in style here, as well as their surprisingly touching relationships and some very fun action scenes.

Nonetheless, there are definite issues with the plot, which is basically an unauthorized remake of Point Break with street racing instead of surfing. The biggest problem overall is the general lack of stakes, which ensures that the film isn't as suspenseful as it could've been.

Unlike with the film's spiritual predecessor, Point Break, there isn't really a sense that anyone is in danger throughout the story and the main villain of the film, Johnny Tran (Rick Yune), is an underused, under-developed afterthought. Instead, much of the film focuses on Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) taking down Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), who isn't really an antagonist at all.

Still, looking on the bright side, the other films all had a prominent villain and clearly established a sense of danger, so this is a mistake the other films mostly avoided.