Critics can't agree if 'Fate of the Furious' is fantastic or a pile of garbage
It's "the most spectacular one yet" — and it's "the worst of these films since 2 Fast 2 Furious." It's "bloated," "exhausting" and "narratively unnecessary" with "sentiments as fake" as the "lifeless action scenes" — and its "Fun!"
It's ... pretty much all over the damn road.
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Critical reaction to Fate of the Furious is like watching Fate of the Furious: confusing, highly conflicted, but you pretty much knew what you were getting into here.
The embargo on reviews for Fate lifted Sunday morning (Mashable's Angie Han will have her own take this week) but for now, here's a sampling of the hot-and-cold reactions to the latest installment in this franchise that is so loopy, you can literally write two separate reviews — one good, and one bad — and get away with it.
Charlize Theron is a supervillain that no one can agree on
Jim Vejvoda, IGN
Owen Gleiberman, Variety
David Ehrlich, Indiwire
John DeFore, THR
Scott Mendelson, Forbes
If there's one thing we can agree on, it's Jason Statham
Jim Vejvoda, IGN
David Ehrlich, Indiwire
But overall, it's ... the best and the worst Fast movie
Image: Universal pictures
Owen Gleiberman, Variety
David Ehrlich, Indiwire
Mike Ryan, Uproxx
Scott Mendelson, Forbes
Dan Callahan, TheWrap
