At this point in the series the cast is absolutely bloated and they get back every single person they can, to the point where it is clear that the unwieldly cast size effected the shooting schedule with many scenes being shot clearly when both actors weren't present at the same time. It's stilted and sucks some of the energy out of the movie on top of that the kind of odd tone of saccharine sincerity-meets-outrageous action(so successful in installments 5 through 7) is very much delivering at diminishing returns. The cast is too big and the narrative too preposterous for anything to approach emotion recognizable as reality.
The action set pieces are still a lot of fun but at this point, reasonably, there seems to be a lack of originality(after going to space where can you possible go after that?). There's also simply not enough of them. There are way too many scenes where stoic characters talk blandly about family and summarize plot from the previous movies. It drags. Due kudos to the stunt teams and action coordinators but beyond that the movie looks and sounds like a generic version of itself.
For a simple piece of action entertainment it isn't nearly enough actual fun.
Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.
Don't See It.
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