And while director Justin Lin's eye for the flamboyant makes the film less credible, it's never not fun to watch even as you shake your head at the absolutely bogus action scenes.

Nobody goes to these movies for dialogue. And maybe that's true - but that doesn't mean they have to be written like a bunch of third graders playing "movie" in the school yard.

These Fast and Furious movies are different, they've actually improved upon the mistakes of their predecessors.

Even if the series, in essence, glorifies criminals and dangerous driving, its faces reflect America's shifting demographics and offer a worldview and attitude towards race that few movies match using subtlety over overt placating.