825 MB | mpg | fullscreen
The Fast and the Furious:
Tokyo Drift has all
the elements that spelled success for its predecessors: Speed, sex,
and minimal dialogue.
The plot doesn't need explication; it's a nonsensical series of confrontations
and st
andoffs that serve to get us from one race to ano
ther.
Tokyo Drift can most accurately be described as a visual poem about screeching tires, crunching fiberglass,
and sleek female skin, set to a killer soundtrack of Japanese pop
and hip-hop.
The actors are only needed for tight close-ups of narrowed eyes or sweaty h
ands tightly gripping gearshifts, though Sung Kang, Better Luck Tomorrow, st
ands out as a vaguely philosophical hoodlum with deadpan charisma.
The curved bodies of
the cars
and the luscious flesh of
the women are both shot with a fetishistic hunger.
The "drift" style of racing--in which
the cars are allowed to slide in order to take sharp turns at high speeds--grabs your eyes;
there's a strange, spectral beauty to rows of cars sliding sideways down a mountain road at night. Also starring Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights) as our wheel-happy hero; Bow Wow (Roll Bounce) as
the scam-artist comic relief;
and martial arts legend Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill) as a yakuza big shot. --Bret Fetzer
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