They entertain and thrill us, make us beg for more, just like your cousin Calvin, the one you call on after you lock your keys in the car.
We all have relatives who are crazy, funny, cool or just plain out of it and the characters of “Fast Five,” the latest installment from “The Fast and Furious” movie franchise, are no different.
We call these movie characters our “family” because when we watch a favorite movie often enough, its characters take on unexpected roles in our lives. We know their every move, the reasons behind their actions and their every word, whether fair or foul, especially if we’re at a stoplight and someone tests us.
More importantly, we can control them, unlike Aunt Luke, the cougar with the gold teeth and twisted blue wig.
After the break, get reacquainted with your other long lost cousins from “The Fast & Furious” family.
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Uncle Dom. ‘Member him? He hijacked a semi and took down thugs? Busted drug rings, raced cars in the street and is an ex-con? No? Well, Dom disappeared for awhile but now his entire crew back in on the action. Him, his sister Mia and her boyfriend Brian. ‘Member them? Well, this time, they’re forced to call on some old friends to help them with one last heist after getting in more trouble.
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Former undercover cop Brian O’Conner’s first big assignment was to infiltrate Dom’s crew of street racers. But after he earned their trust, he got so close that he fell for Dom’s little sister, Mia. Alternately hunting and helping Dom’s crew over the years, Brian has now officially become a trusted member of the family and joined Dom on the other side of the law in Brazil. Low on funds, Brian, Dom and Mia must call in some old friends to take on one heist that will allow them to disappear for good.
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When you want your men brought in dead or alive, you call Uncle Luke Hobbs. Hobbs is an extremely tough and ruthless U.S. DSS Special Agent who is in pursuit of fugitives Dom and Brian. But when he arrives in Rio, he realizes the real enemy may not be the men he’s hunting. Reyes, a drug lord who controls the city, is moving up to the top of Hobbs’ list.
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Roman is Brian’s childhood friend from California, who first teamed up with Brian on the right side of the law in Miami to help catch drug lord Carter Verone. Roman, who has been spending a lot of time (and even more money) in Las Vegas, agrees to help Dom, Brian and Mia with one last job in Rio…with a payoff that will keep him enjoying the finer things for a long time.
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Brilliant gearhead and tech phenom Tej, who helped Brian and Roman with their FBI sting in Miami, still plays host to illegal street races in his home city. He agrees to help Dom, Brian and Mia with one last job in Rio and he’s guaranteed a payday that will equal almost $11 million.
