Critic Reviews for Fast & Furious 8 on Moviebuff.com

The only real risk taken is that, for most of the film, Diesel is separated from his crew

Chris Bumbray, JoBlo.com

Vin Diesel’s family becomes dysfunctional in the worst ‘Fast and Furious’ ever

David Ehrlich, Indiewire

Vehicular carnage remains the big draw of this long-running franchise, but the makers of this eighth installment recognize that there are just so many ways you can blow up expensive cars before it starts to feel routine

BookMyShow Source, BookMyShow

We’ve seen what this machine looks like when it’s running at peak performance, and Fate of the Furious is something that is close but so far away

Haleigh Foutch, Collider

The Fate of the Furious a bit of a letdown, but it was almost to be expected – the last three films have been the pinnacle of this saga, fate that the eighth film in the series wouldn’t be able to hold up to the last three films

Alan Cerny, ComingSoon.net

The listless Fate Of The Furious could have used that Fast

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club

“Fate of the Furious” doesn’t achieve anything new for the franchise, and even seems to downshift a bit

Katie Walsh, The News & Observer

Fast & Furious movies has ever felt bigger or more ridiculous — two things F8 rightfully thrives on

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim, Miami New Times

For a franchise whose sole purpose of being hinges on the age old mantra ‘go big or go home’, Fast and Furious 8 sure does follow the rulebook

Rohan Naahar, Hindustan Times

The Fate of the Furious' is to keep getting faster and furiouser

Margot Harrison, Seven Days

It’s outlandish and refreshingly self-aware, giddily embracing both elements of the label “dumb fun.”

Neil Morris, Indy Week

The film delivers what fans expect from the franchise and that is over the top, loud mindless action and fu

Gaurang Chauhan, India.com

'Fate of the Furious' slams on the gas, never lets off

Phil Villarreal, WCPO Cincinnati

The Fate of the Furious, packs in all you expect of the series with full throttle

Cinema Glitz Source, Cinema Glitz

“The Fate of the Furious” distinctly drops the level of quality in this series for the first time this decade

Brian Tallerico, Roger Ebert

The movie is not better than the Furious 7 but still comes among the better ones of the franchise

Gaurang Chauhan, Bollywood Life

The eighth instalment is a high-action adventure with a delightful new villain

Ramakrishna M, The Hindu

"Fast and Furious" movies are supposed to be unchallenging, but "Fate of the Furious" is full-on brain-dead

Mike Scott, Nola

Vin Diesel revs an explosive series return

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson’s action bonanza is getting mixed reviews from international critics

Sreeju Sudhakaran, Bollywood Life

It’s hard to imagine how much further the franchise can go from here, even as it’s become a biannual exercise in unbelievable visual dares

Dominick Suzanne Mayer, Consequence of Sound

The heroes surviving suicidal crashes and bullets while the villains perish is too much to swallow and we are not even mentioning the escape from a nuclear blast with only some charcoal marks on the faces to show

IndiaGlitz Source, IndiaGlitz

Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham take over 'Furious 8' – which is a good thing

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The Fate Of The Furious doesn't reach the heights of previous installments, but it is still an exhilarating joy ride, and proof that the franchise continues to be the most thrilling and astounding in cinema

Gregory Wakeman, Cinema Blend

After seven movies of relative restraint, it’s really great to see this series let its hair down.

Micah Mertes, Omaha World-Herald

The Family is Running on Fumes

Josh Spiegel, Slash Film

It is impressive because the makers of Fast & Furious never had to worry about plotlines as much as the folks at Marvel. All they had to do was come up with permutations and combinations of expensive cars burning rubber on every type of surface possible.

Ramakrishna M, The Hindu

‘The Fate of the Furious’ is little more than a loud family reunion

Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects

The eighth 'Fast and the Furious' film, with Charlize Theron as a supervillain who puts Vin Diesel under her thumb, is a dazzling action spectacle that proves this franchise is far from out of gas

Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Family values and hot rides in ‘Fate of the Furious’

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

From the opening fireballs, the muscle-car franchise has got even more ludicrous – this time with added Helen Mirren

Wendy Ide, The Guardian

'The Fate of the Furious' delivers insane action and little else

Jeremy Kirk, First Showing

The latest instalment of the car-based action thriller – also called Fast & Furious 8 – has lost none of its zip, and even gained Charlize Theron, Jason Statham and Helen Mirren

Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian

Some of the sequences are absolutely preposterous but make for such a dazzling display of destruction, they allow you to appreciate the sheer audacity of the filmmakers to even conjure them up

Neil Soans, The Times of India

Fast And Furious 8 offers the adrenaline rush that you seek from this series. The fast car chases and thrilling action sequences make for 'Paisa vasool' entertainment

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

Family values and hot rides in ‘Fate of the Furious’

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

One could punch enough holes in the flimsy plot for an SUV to drive through. But the computer-generated car-nage keeps the viewer engaged

Rashid Irani, Hindustan Times

Charlize Theron as the digital whiz-kid 'Cipher' is wicked, evil, and stunning

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

The Fate of the Furious kicks right into high gear and never lets up

Jim Vejvoda, IGN

“The Fate of the Furious” has exactly what you’d expect in terms of comedy and action from a “Fast & Furious” movie

Bob Garver, High Country Press