Fast X Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

1. The Ending Will Divide Fans

Fast X Vin Diesel
Universal

Michelle Rodriguez recently suggested that many fans would feel "cheated" by Fast X's ending, and she really wasn't lying.

While it's no secret that Fast X was supposed to be the first of a two-part ending to the series - now apparently a three-part ending, according to Vin Diesel - the abrupt manner in which the film concludes will surely leave many groaning.

No spoilers here, but don't expect Fast X to end with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger akin to Avengers: Infinity War. Rather, the movie basically just... stops abruptly, leaving the audience hanging on a rather unpersuasive and uninteresting cliffhanger - if you can even call it that.

And that's without getting into a certain revelation in the film's final moments that only further undermines the series' already hilariously low stakes for its human characters.

But these big issues accepted, here's why there's some joy to be had from Fast X....

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