Fast & Furious 9

The action set-pieces are thrilling and intentionally hilarious...

It’s one family reunion you won’t want to skip.

...a reminder of the highs, lows and longueurs that mark the escapism we need.

This deafening fantasia of internal and external combustion delivers outrageous action spectacle magnificently divorced from the rules of narrative or gravity.

“How are you still alive?!” gawps tech whiz Tej (Ludacris) as buddy Roman (Tyrese Gibson) emerges jelly-legged from a car wreck. It’s a question I’d also like to ask after their trip to space in a modified Pontiac Fiero.