1. Paul Walker As Brian O'Connor In The Fast And The Furious (2001) / Fast & Furious (2009)
I am not going to give you the synopsis of all the Fast and Furious films. I do not have the time or the energy to discuss every useless piece of dialogue or terrible plot points that have plagued the early films of the franchise. I like the new direction that the fifth installment has taken the series and will continue to watch the films as they add more to the impressive cast and focus on big action sequences rather than dialogue or plot. I will however discuss the misadventures of Mr. Brian OConnor, the former Cop/FBI agent turned highly skilled criminal. In The Fast and the Furious, OConnor is a rookie cop who goes undercover as an amateur streetcar racer trying to infiltrate a gang responsible for recent electronic thefts. Brian successfully enters the group and befriends Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), the leader of the group and the main suspect of the crimes. Later in the film, OConnor was able to link Dom to the robberies, but because of their friendship he ends up not turning him in to the authorities. Somehow letting a wanted criminal get away is not grounds for termination in the Police Department. He continues to be an undercover street racing cop in the sequel terribly named 2 Fast 2 Furious. After not appearing in the third film, OConnor returned in the uniquely titled Fast & Furious. In this film, OConner is awarded for his inability to incorrectly do his job with a promotion to the FBI. OConner and Toretto meet again in the fourth installment, this time they are trying to find notorious drug lord Arturo Braga, the man responsible for Lettys (Michele Rodriguez) murder. After a very long and ridiculous film, Toretto is arrested for his crimes and sentenced to twenty-five to life without a possibility of early parole.
Why is he a terrible employee? He may not be a terrible friend (unless you count sleeping with his friends' sister), but he sure is one terrible employee. In the first film, Brian lets Dom go after discovering he is responsible for the crimes mentioned earlier, which should have gotten him fired. They still see potential in Brian for some reason and he ends up getting promoted to the FBI. While working for the FBI he tries to cut a deal that would allow Dom to be set free in exchange for Braga. The FBI agrees to this, but goes back on their deal probably because they didnt want a hardened criminal continuing to walk the streets L.A. Brian decides to leave the FBI, become a criminal, and orchestrate a plan to break Dom out of prison. Brian OConnor may be the worst officer of the law in the history of cinema, but lets not forget, someone had to have hired him first.