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Furious 7

Gives fans what they want

No one needs a review of a 14-year franchise film with a “7” in the title. You are by now a fan, or you are not. But if you judge a film by how well the filmmakers know what their audiences want, this one delivers. And then it delivers again. Then it blows some stuff up, has a brutal fistfight or two, drives off a cliff, talks tough, and delivers some more.

A plot? What for? Chronologically hazy, but who cares? Major “wow” factor in the stunts, but the indestructible superhero-without-the-cape thing drains any real tension. I liked the tasteful tribute to the late Paul Walker at the end. Japanese title: Wild Speed: Sky Mission. (137 min)