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REVIEW ROUNDUP: 'FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT' (NYT, LAT, RT)

By Stephen Saito

While Disney and Pixar�s �Cars� is still running around the track, Universal is opening the third installment of their �Fast and Furious� franchise minus all of the original stars. While some critics actually think the third time�s a charm, it�s still considered a guilty pleasure. Here are some excerpts:

The New York Times' Nathan Lee writes:

The director, Justin Lin, proves that his overrated indie debut "Better Luck Tomorrow" was a Hollywood calling card, while the writer, Chris Morgan, delivers none of the B-movie kicks that made "Cellular" such a gas. The rapper Bow Wow co-stars with product placements by Nissan.

The Los Angeles Times� Kenneth Turan writes:

This third installment of the popular series about fast cars and the posturing boys who love them is best viewed as an energetic cartoon, an unintentionally amusing, head-shaking guilty pleasure that will divert those not in the mood for anything more profound than gleaming metal and preening women.

Related Links

Another Round of Vehicular Mayhem in 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' (NYT)
REVIEW: �The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift� (LAT)
ROTTEN TOMATOES AVERAGE: 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'