The Fate of the Furious

"Barely recognisable now from its modest B-movie-inspired origins, the Fast and the Furious franchise reinforces its solidification into absurdly outsized, bafflingly durable blockbuster cartoons with this eighth installment. Perhaps the most overtly Bondian adventure yet — it somehow climaxes with a bright-orange Lambo ripping through a Russian ice sheet — The Fate of the Furious ushers in a new set-up chapter in the long-running saga."

"A dazzling action spectacle that proves this franchise is far from out of gas."

"A soap opera that just happens to cost millions of dollars and feature souped-up sports cars jumping over submarines."

"Things race along at such a ferocious lick you scarcely have time to question the moments of incongruity (chiefly, how can so many supercars be also somehow explosion-retardant)."

"Wacky Races for grown ups."

"A lacklustre spectacle that feels constrained and that betrays some of the franchise's prior heart and soul in among the carnage."

"The Fate of the Furious provides plenty of the high-octane escapism and ridiculously elaborate vehicular mayhem fans of the series expect."

"Fate delivers exactly what fans have come to expect, for better and for worse, and it would be a shock to see it disappoint producers at the box office."

"Thankfully, it's frequently also much funnier and lighter on its feet than previous outings, and a lot of that credit goes to Statham and Johnson, whose love-hate bromance feels like the real core of the movie."

"If you've spent the last sixteen years investing in the family and their ragtag tapestry, you might find yourself a little disappointed."