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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

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35

Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 110
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 71

Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift an adequate follow-up to the previous Fast and Furious installments. Strictly for the racing crowd and fans of the first two films.

42

Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 19

Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift an adequate follow-up to the previous Fast and Furious installments. Strictly for the racing crowd and fans of the first two films.

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Better Luck Tomorrow director Justin Lin picks up where John Singleton left off to offer a high-octane look at the world of underground Japanese drift-racing in the latest installment of the super-charged Fast and the Furious film series. A frustrated teen from a broken home, Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is an outsider looking to make a name for himself on the illegal street racing circuit. When Sean is busted by the police for his high-speed exploits and given the option of either spending time

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Sep 26, 2006

$62.5M

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All Critics (119) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (71) | DVD (22)

Look out for a star cameo -- it's the only surprise you'll get from this heap.

November 24, 2006
Rolling Stone
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True, it tries to be tongue-in-cheek, but really it's just cheek.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Time Out
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A number of questions spring to mind when considering The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Can the movies possibly get any faster or more furious? What exactly is the Tokyo Drift? And does Al Gore know what we can do to stop it?

June 24, 2006
New York Times
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Tokyo Drift is a subculture in search of a compelling story line, and Black's leaden performance makes you pine for the days of Paul Walker.

June 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice
Village Voice
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The whole thing is preposterous. The acting is so awful, some of the worst performances I've seen in a long, long time.

June 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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The problem with contemporary Hollywood isn't that so many of the movies it's churning out are based on formula; it's that so many directors take perfectly good formulas and wreck them with bad filmmaking.

June 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Salon.com
Salon.com
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A neon-lit western where the steeds are cast in steel and the drifter's gunfight for the town and the girl is fought on four wheels; it's a movie proudly committed to noise, colour and motion.



November 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia
Empire Magazine Australasia

A perfunctory and unintentionally goofy attempt to keep the series running without its stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

May 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness
Lessons of Darkness

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is an uninspired, unoriginal entry in what was already an unoriginal franchise. It's fun to look at, but its narcissistic message is unappealing in the extreme.

March 22, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net
ComingSoon.net

Tediously testosterone-filled

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion
CinePassion

It reaches a level of mediocrity that leaves the previous entries in the dust ....

May 12, 2009 Full Review Source: DVD Review
DVD Review

...the movie's striking setting and compelling lead performance ensure that it remains a slight cut above its immediate predecessor.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
Reel Film Reviews

it's craptacular

May 27, 2007 Full Review Source: sbs.is | Comment (1)

Just remember that the hot rods burning rubber are the real stars of this spectacular, high-octane tribute to testosterone.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine
Upstage Magazine

The third entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise burrows culture shock in dishonesty.

March 15, 2007 Full Review

The third time around for The Fast and the Furious finds the franchise spinning its tires.

July 14, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

This piece of junk is so bad that even Paul Walker turned it down.

July 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comments (3)
Combustible Celluloid

A nod to the old "new kid in town" formula film... it's better than you might expect.

July 6, 2006 Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com
MovieCrypt.com

In Stunt Drivers Gone Wild 3, the plot stays the same although the style of driving differs slightly.

July 5, 2006 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews
Internet Reviews

I found myself responding to its fenderheaded foolishness... and I suspect that those of you with a healthy taste for the absurd may find themselves reacting in the same way.

July 1, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
eFilmCritic.com

Lin's enjoyably stupid action flick keeps the thrills coming thick and, er, fast.

July 1, 2006 Full Review Source: BBC

It's a weak sequel, to a weak series.

July 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

Unlike its two previous incarnations though, this one doesn't necessarily have to be seen on the big screen, as its story is lacking quite some, and its stars, second-rate.

June 30, 2006 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Another vapid actioner involving smoking wheels and women...Tokyo Drift doesn't burn its rubber very convincingly.

June 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Eye
Movie Eye

Both exhilarating and laughable -- a noisy neon mash-up of 'Blade Runner' and 'Eat My Dust.'

June 26, 2006
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Audience Reviews for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

This film, starring an entirely new cast, is actually very, very enjoyable fun; However, even though I am saying that, it is definitely the weakest in the franchise, not because the story sucks, but because the cast is all missing, and I feel that we really needed to see them in order to keep everyone interested. I wish there was more than just a cameo to hold us in. So, there is a senior high school student who breaks the laws at home due to street racing, and eventually has to be shipped off to live with his father in Tokyo, Japan, and it is has a great atmosphere for racing fans. As he continues what he loves while in Tokyo, Sean (lucas Black) meets new characters and races to earn respect. When he loses his first race he must repay him by owing him a car. It seems similar to the original, but hey, it's the fast and the furious, story is not what is meant to be key here. Tokyo Drift is great fun!
January 11, 2010
KJ Proulx

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Tokyo Drift marks a point in this franchise where the filmmakers have had to broaden their horizons by venturing to other parts of the globe to keep making new movies. Maybe after this, we'll get The Fast and the Furious: London Meltdown, or The Fast and the Furious: Autobahn Speed. Lucas Black plays Sean, an American sent to live with his father in Tokyo to escape a jail sentence for street racing. So what does he do in Tokyo? He finds the street racing circuit. Japanese racers practice a style called drifting, which he quickly finds out is nothing like American street racing and ends up having to work off a debt to Han, who takes Sean under his wing to race for him to pay down the debt as well as beat Han's rival, DK, who happens to be the nephew of the Yakuza boss.
While the story is weaker than the previous installments, director Justin Lin displays a fine attention to detail. He authentically captures Japanese society by emphasizing the intricate differences that separate their culture from ours. He also creates amazing race sequences. The stunts performed in this movie are not only performed with minimal CGI, they are filmed from angles that show the entire thing uncut, which makes the visual effect that much cooler. If you simply turn off your brain and just try to enjoy the film for what it is, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a guilty pleasure that somehow manages to sustain the franchise.
October 20, 2006
MovieGeek13

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    1. Cindy (Clay's Girlfriend): How about me, the one who wins takes me.
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