2 Fast 2 Furious [DVD] [2003]

Like the high-revving imports and American muscle cars that roar down the streets of its south Florida setting, 2 Fast 2 Furious is tricked out to the max. While Vin Diesel opted for his XXX franchise, this obligatory sequel to The Fast and the Furious benefits from Diesel's absence, allowing returning star Paul Walker to shine while forging a lively partnership with rising star Tyrese, who fulfills his sidekick duties with more vitality than Diesel could ever muster. The Miami/Dade locations are another bonus, lending colourful backdrop to the most dazzling street-racing sequences (both real and digitally composited) ever committed to film. The plot is disposable--former cop Walker and jailbird Tyrese are recruited by the FBI to dethrone a thuggish kingpin (Cole Hauser)--but director John Singleton keeps the adrenalin pumping, enlisting a rainbow coalition of costars (including rapper Ludacris and Chanel supermodel Devon Aoki) to combine a hip-hop vibe with full-blown action while showcasing hot babes, edgy humour, and some of the coolest cars that ever burned rubber. Heed the movie's warning, kids: Let the stuntmen do the driving. --Jeff Shannon

2 Fast 2 Furious features a red-hot cast including Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious), Eva Mendes (Training Day), R&B sensation Tyrese, supermodel Devon Aoki and multi-platinum hip-hop recording artist Ludacris. Brought to the screen by John Singleton (Boyz N The Hood, Shaft) and produced by Neal Moritz (The Fast and The Furious, xXx), 2 Fast 2 Furious has already been a massive box office success, taking close to £8m in the UK. This high-revving sequel to The Fast And The Furious sees the return to the screen of disgraced cop Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker). Following his forced relocation to Miami he is rocketing the streets once more with his trademark super charged car chases.

Murderous businessman Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) is under investigation by the Miami authorities for using his import/export business as cover for an international money-laundering cartel. However, with no evidence but Verone’s links to street racing, the cops need help. With a promise to restore his police badge if he is successful, O’Connor is brought on board to disgrace Verone and bring about his downfall. Teaming up with his childhood friend and ex-con, Roman (Tyrese), the pair come across stunning undercover agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) who quickly becomes the key to the drug baron’s world. Unparalleled racing sequences, a sexy cast, 400 dazzling, high-performance vehicles, a slick Miami backdrop and a hip soundtrack featuring hits from Ludacris, 2 Fast 2 Furious promises the ride of your life.

2 Fast's Groundbreaking DVD format allows viewers to choose their ride:

• Audacious special features allow viewers to tailor their DVD experience based on their favourite 2 Fast 2 Furious cars. The DVD's introductory menu features the movie's three celebrated cars driven respectively by Paul Walker, Tyrese and Devon Aoki. Each car provides a different DVD "ride," with custom designs and unique bonus features tailored for that car and that character. For example, choose Suki's car and get more bonus features focused on Suki (Devon Aoki) and her hot pink car, plus a look and feel that matches the car's anime style.
  
• 10-minute "Making-of" featurette that reveals behind-the-scenes footage shot during pre-production, on location in Miami, and on the stages of Los Angeles.
  
• Feature Commentary offers the inside scoop on the production from John Singleton.
  
• Deleted scenes
  
• Outtakes
  
• "The Actor's Driving School", which takes viewers behind the wheel with Paul Walker, Tyrese and Devon Aoki as they learned how to safely perform their own revved-up racing stunts.
  
• "Supercharged Stunts" feature gives a behind-the-scenes look at the racy technology and camera work that brought the film's outrageous stunts to life.
  
• Ludacris goes into the recording studio for "Making Music with Ludacris" - his take on how the smokin' 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack was born.
  
• "Animated Anectodes"