‘Furious 7’ combines engines with emotion

★★★★☆

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In a series dominated by tough guys, loud engines and big guns, the “Furious” saga got emotional. For the final scenes, a tribute to Paul Walker, who tragically passed away during the production of the film, were beautifully created. Choking up in this series felt strange, but the raw emotion of the cast remembering their beloved friend and star showed in those final scenes. All six “Fast and Furious” movies boasted multitudes of sleek, cutting edge cars, intense action scenes and minimal dialogue. They also featured painful attempts at character development through cheesy relationships and unrealistic dialogue.

But the action was awesome. Cars parachuting out of planes, characters ripping up buses to save hostages and cars falling off cliffs highlighted extended clips of tremendous action.

Instead of the plane, car or tank that typically is destroyed in the final scenes of action, a drone posed as the threat needing to be destroyed.

Perhaps the most interesting scene involved cars being rolled off a cargo plane, parachuting onto the road to infiltrate a terrorist group. Is that a real thing? I sure hope so. It was cool.

Already the best selling chapter of the series, “Furious 7” will continue to bring in crowds with it’s outstanding visual effects, constant action and emotional appeal.