2 Fast 2 Furious
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2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing
action film
directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series
following The Fast and the Furious
(2001). It stars Paul Walker
, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes
, Devon Aoki
, and Chris Bridges
; and was directed by John Singleton. The soundtrack was composed by David Arnold
. It is the only film in the series to not feature Vin Diesel
in the cast, though his character Dominic Toretto is referenced in the film.
Paul Walker returns as ex-cop Brian O'Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce (Gibson). The duo transport a shipment of dirty money
for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Cole Hauser
), while working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes (Mendes) to bring Verone down.
(Vin Diesel
) to evade arrest in the first film
, former LAPD
officer Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker
) finds himself on the run and leaves Los Angeles
for Miami to start a new life. There, he makes new friends with Tej Parker (Ludacris
), an ex-street racer, and Jimmy (Jin Auyeung), a well-known car tuner, as well as Suki (Devon Aoki
), also a street racer. He competes with fellow street racers in high stakes races to win money using his modified silver Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 and the driving skills he learned as a member of Toretto's now disbanded crew.
One night after winning a race, he is caught by U.S. Customs
agents after his car is disabled by a grappling hook
-shaped ESD (Electronic System Disabler) deployed by agent Markham (James Remar
). Upon his arrest, Brian is offered a deal by Federal Bureau of Investigation
agent Bilkins (Thom Barry
) to take part in a joint Customs/FBI operation in exchange for his criminal record being wiped clean. The operation involves his street racing background, but seeing that neither Customs nor the FBI have a convincing racer to be his partner, Brian tells Bilkins he will select a partner of his own.
Brian and Bilkins travel to Barstow, California
, to meet up with Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), a former friend of Brian who had served jail time and is on house arrest. Brian convinces Roman to join him on the mission in exchange for his crimes pardoned and his ankle monitor
removed. They return to Miami, where they are briefed on their mission - which is to go undercover as street racers and participate in a money laundering
run for Carter Verone (Cole Hauser
), a ruthless Argentian drug lord. They are assisted by Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes
), a female undercover U.S. Customs agent who liaisons as Carter's love interest. For their mission, Brian and Roman are issued two modified cars - a yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII and a purple Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Spyder, respectively.
The duo participate in an audition race across Miami to recover a package inside an impounded Ferrari 360 Spider and deliver it to Verone, not knowing that their cars are equipped with tracking devices that give Markham's squad their locations. Upon arriving at the site of the Ferrari and acquiring the package, they are cornered by Markham and his squad, who think they are fleeing from the mission. Roman opens fire at the squad before the duo make their escape and head for Verone's mansion.
After being hired by Verone as his drivers, the duo is going to a Customs/FBI hideout, where Roman confronts Markham over the latter's interference with the mission and nearly blew their cover. After the situation is cooled down, Brian tells Bilkins and Markham that Verone plans to smuggle the money into his private jet and fly off, but also suspects something wrong with Monica's role in the mission. The duo then head to Tej's garage, where they learn about the tracking devices in their cars and that they are also being tailed by Verone's henchmen Enrique (Mo Gallini) and Roberto (Roberto Sanchez).
They issue a challenge to racers Korpi (John Cenatiempo) and Darden (Eric Etebari
) - two other drivers from the audition race - for pink slips in a tag-team relay race. Despite having smaller engines than Korpi's Chevrolet Camaro Yenko S/C and Darden's Dodge Challenger R/T, the duo manage to win the race and take possession of the two muscle cars.
That night, Brian and Roman meet up with Verone at his night club, where Verone tortures the detective Whitworth (Mark Boone, Jr.) into giving him a 15-minute window to keep the police away from their laundering run. They report this back to their superiors the next morning, but Brian suspects that this mission will go out of hand due to Markham's hair-trigger attitude against them, along with information secretly told by Monica that the drop-off point is at a secluded airstrip and Verone is to have the duo executed after the run. As a solution to these problems, Brian and Roman come up with plans of their own. Afterward, they have Tej and his crew modify the muscle cars and have him get all the street racers ready for the next day.
On the day of the mission, Brian and Roman begin transporting duffel bags of Verone's money with Enrique and Roberto riding along. Before the 15-minute window is set, Whitworth decides to call in the police to move in for the arrest, resulting in a high-speed chase across the city. The duo lead the police to a warehouse, where a scramble by dozens of street racers disorient the police. Following the scramble, police manage to pull over the Evo and the Eclipse, only to find out that they were driven by Tej and Suki, respectively.
As Brian approaches the destination point, Enrique tells him to make a detour away from the airfield. Meanwhile, Roman gets rid of Roberto by using an improvised ejector seat powered by nitrous oxide
. At the airfield, Customs agents have Verone's plane and convoy surrounded, only to discover they are duped into a decoy maneuver while Verone is at a boat yard several miles away. As he knew Monica was an undercover agent, he gave her the wrong information on the destination point. When Brian arrives at the intended drop-off point, Enrique prepares to kill him when Roman suddenly appears, with both of them dispatching Enrique. Verone makes his escape aboard his private yacht, but Brian and Roman use the Camaro and drive off a ramp at high-speed, crashing on top of the yacht and breaking Roman's arm. The duo manage to apprehend Verone and save Monica.
With their crimes pardoned, Brian and Roman ponder on what to do next other than to settle in Miami when Brian mentions starting a garage. Roman asks how they would afford that and Brian reveals that he took some of the money as Roman also reveals that his pockets aren't empty, having taken money for himself.
Producer Neal H. Moritz
makes a cameo appearance as a police officer during the freeway chase scene prior to Brian and Roman secretly sneaking off in the two muscle cars.
Both Vin Diesel
and director Rob Cohen
did not return for this film, as they worked on xXx
at the time. Ja Rule
, who also appeared in the first film, turned down negotiations to appear on this film to pursue other projects.
Some of the cars in the film were reused from the first film - most notably Slap Jack's Toyota Supra and Orange Julius' Mazda RX-7, which were repainted versions of the first film's cars fitted with new body kits. For Slap Jack's Supra, the hood was fitted with a Lexan
panel to show the engine underneath. To cut down on costs, stunt doubles of the car had photographs of the engine pasted under the Lexan panels of their hoods.
For the bridge jump, all of the cars except Suki's Honda S2000
were fitted with roll cage
s. As the S2000 is a convertible, it was fitted with a remote control and a dummy in the driver's seat.
As the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII was not available in the U.S., the stunt doubles of the car consisted of regular Lancers fitted with EVO body kits.
The yellow Dodge Viper seen during the audition race was originally painted red and among the first batch produced. Four were loaned to the production crew and they were repainted red before they were returned.
The Saleen Mustang that crashed during the audition race scene was actually a Ford Mustang V6 fitted with a Saleen body kit. The subsequent crash involving the Corvette convertible
was not planned in the script.
Devon Aoki did not have a driver's license or any driving experience prior to the film's production, so she took driving lessons during filming.
. The hip-hop-oriented soundtrack was released on May 20, 2003 on the Def Jam record label
.
gives the film a score of "Rotten" 36% based on 155 reviews.
Metacritic
givese the film a score of 38% based on reviews from 35 critics.
Roger Ebert
of the Chicago Sun-Times, however, gave the movie a positive review, remarking: "It doesn't have a brain in its head, but it's made with skill and style and, boy, is it fast and furious."
The movie received two Razzie Award nominations including Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content).
Street racing
Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Well coordinated races are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens' band radio and...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series
The Fast and the Furious (film series)
The Fast and the Furious is a series of action films that focuses on street racing and heists. Produced by Universal Studios, the series was established in 2001 with the eponymous first installment, which has since been followed by four sequels, and two short films that tie into the series...
following The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
(2001). It stars Paul Walker
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...
, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes is an American actress.She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of minor roles and performances in several smaller films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror and Urban Legends: Final Cut , she broke into the mainstream, appearing in leading roles in Hollywood...
, Devon Aoki
Devon Aoki
Devon Edwenna Aoki is an American model and actress.-Early life:Aoki was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London...
, and Chris Bridges
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
; and was directed by John Singleton. The soundtrack was composed by David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
. It is the only film in the series to not feature Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
in the cast, though his character Dominic Toretto is referenced in the film.
Paul Walker returns as ex-cop Brian O'Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce (Gibson). The duo transport a shipment of dirty money
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Cole Hauser
Cole Hauser
Cole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor.-Family background:Hauser was born in Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dwight...
), while working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes (Mendes) to bring Verone down.
Plot
After allowing fugitive Dominic TorettoDominic Toretto
Dominic Toretto is a fictional character portrayed by Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious film series created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson. Dom is first introduced in the film The Fast and the Furious...
(Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
) to evade arrest in the first film
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
, former LAPD
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
officer Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...
) finds himself on the run and leaves Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
for Miami to start a new life. There, he makes new friends with Tej Parker (Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
), an ex-street racer, and Jimmy (Jin Auyeung), a well-known car tuner, as well as Suki (Devon Aoki
Devon Aoki
Devon Edwenna Aoki is an American model and actress.-Early life:Aoki was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London...
), also a street racer. He competes with fellow street racers in high stakes races to win money using his modified silver Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 and the driving skills he learned as a member of Toretto's now disbanded crew.
One night after winning a race, he is caught by U.S. Customs
United States Customs Service
Until March 2003, the United States Customs Service was an agency of the U.S. federal government that collected import tariffs and performed other selected border security duties.Before it was rolled into form part of the U.S...
agents after his car is disabled by a grappling hook
Grappling hook
A grappling hook is an anchor with multiple hooks , attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge...
-shaped ESD (Electronic System Disabler) deployed by agent Markham (James Remar
James Remar
James Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982...
). Upon his arrest, Brian is offered a deal by Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
agent Bilkins (Thom Barry
Thom Barry
Thom Barry is an American actor, notable for playing Detective Will Jeffries in Cold Case since its first episode in 2003.Barry is from Cleveland, and in the early 1980s he was a DJ in Cincinnati...
) to take part in a joint Customs/FBI operation in exchange for his criminal record being wiped clean. The operation involves his street racing background, but seeing that neither Customs nor the FBI have a convincing racer to be his partner, Brian tells Bilkins he will select a partner of his own.
Brian and Bilkins travel to Barstow, California
Barstow, California
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
, to meet up with Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), a former friend of Brian who had served jail time and is on house arrest. Brian convinces Roman to join him on the mission in exchange for his crimes pardoned and his ankle monitor
Ankle monitor
An ankle monitor is a device that individuals under house arrest are often required to wear. At timed intervals, the ankle monitor sends a radio frequency signal containing location and other information to a receiver. If an offender moves outside of an allowed range, the police will be notified...
removed. They return to Miami, where they are briefed on their mission - which is to go undercover as street racers and participate in a money laundering
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
run for Carter Verone (Cole Hauser
Cole Hauser
Cole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor.-Family background:Hauser was born in Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dwight...
), a ruthless Argentian drug lord. They are assisted by Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes is an American actress.She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of minor roles and performances in several smaller films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror and Urban Legends: Final Cut , she broke into the mainstream, appearing in leading roles in Hollywood...
), a female undercover U.S. Customs agent who liaisons as Carter's love interest. For their mission, Brian and Roman are issued two modified cars - a yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII and a purple Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Spyder, respectively.
The duo participate in an audition race across Miami to recover a package inside an impounded Ferrari 360 Spider and deliver it to Verone, not knowing that their cars are equipped with tracking devices that give Markham's squad their locations. Upon arriving at the site of the Ferrari and acquiring the package, they are cornered by Markham and his squad, who think they are fleeing from the mission. Roman opens fire at the squad before the duo make their escape and head for Verone's mansion.
After being hired by Verone as his drivers, the duo is going to a Customs/FBI hideout, where Roman confronts Markham over the latter's interference with the mission and nearly blew their cover. After the situation is cooled down, Brian tells Bilkins and Markham that Verone plans to smuggle the money into his private jet and fly off, but also suspects something wrong with Monica's role in the mission. The duo then head to Tej's garage, where they learn about the tracking devices in their cars and that they are also being tailed by Verone's henchmen Enrique (Mo Gallini) and Roberto (Roberto Sanchez).
They issue a challenge to racers Korpi (John Cenatiempo) and Darden (Eric Etebari
Eric Etebari
Eric Etebari is an American actor, model and musician. He appeared in Witchblade, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Sorrows Lost.- Early life :...
) - two other drivers from the audition race - for pink slips in a tag-team relay race. Despite having smaller engines than Korpi's Chevrolet Camaro Yenko S/C and Darden's Dodge Challenger R/T, the duo manage to win the race and take possession of the two muscle cars.
That night, Brian and Roman meet up with Verone at his night club, where Verone tortures the detective Whitworth (Mark Boone, Jr.) into giving him a 15-minute window to keep the police away from their laundering run. They report this back to their superiors the next morning, but Brian suspects that this mission will go out of hand due to Markham's hair-trigger attitude against them, along with information secretly told by Monica that the drop-off point is at a secluded airstrip and Verone is to have the duo executed after the run. As a solution to these problems, Brian and Roman come up with plans of their own. Afterward, they have Tej and his crew modify the muscle cars and have him get all the street racers ready for the next day.
On the day of the mission, Brian and Roman begin transporting duffel bags of Verone's money with Enrique and Roberto riding along. Before the 15-minute window is set, Whitworth decides to call in the police to move in for the arrest, resulting in a high-speed chase across the city. The duo lead the police to a warehouse, where a scramble by dozens of street racers disorient the police. Following the scramble, police manage to pull over the Evo and the Eclipse, only to find out that they were driven by Tej and Suki, respectively.
As Brian approaches the destination point, Enrique tells him to make a detour away from the airfield. Meanwhile, Roman gets rid of Roberto by using an improvised ejector seat powered by nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic...
. At the airfield, Customs agents have Verone's plane and convoy surrounded, only to discover they are duped into a decoy maneuver while Verone is at a boat yard several miles away. As he knew Monica was an undercover agent, he gave her the wrong information on the destination point. When Brian arrives at the intended drop-off point, Enrique prepares to kill him when Roman suddenly appears, with both of them dispatching Enrique. Verone makes his escape aboard his private yacht, but Brian and Roman use the Camaro and drive off a ramp at high-speed, crashing on top of the yacht and breaking Roman's arm. The duo manage to apprehend Verone and save Monica.
With their crimes pardoned, Brian and Roman ponder on what to do next other than to settle in Miami when Brian mentions starting a garage. Roman asks how they would afford that and Brian reveals that he took some of the money as Roman also reveals that his pockets aren't empty, having taken money for himself.
Cast
- Paul WalkerPaul WalkerPaul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...
as Brian O'Conner, a former LAPD cop who became a fugitive after letting Dominic Toretto escape in the previous film who has now settled in Miami. - Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Brian's childhood friend who is on house arrest after serving time in prison for which he still blames Brian.
- Eva MendesEva MendesEva Mendes is an American actress.She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of minor roles and performances in several smaller films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror and Urban Legends: Final Cut , she broke into the mainstream, appearing in leading roles in Hollywood...
as Monica Fuentes, a U.S. Customs agent working undercover as Carter Verone's aide. - Cole HauserCole HauserCole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor.-Family background:Hauser was born in Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dwight...
as Carter Verone, a ruthless Argentinan drug lord whose organization the Custom Service sent Monica and later Brian and Roman to infiltrate. - LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
as Tej Parker, an ex-street racer, a race host and a friend of Brian's. He arranges high stakes street racing events in which Brian often races and wins. - Devon AokiDevon AokiDevon Edwenna Aoki is an American model and actress.-Early life:Aoki was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London...
as Suki, a friend of Brian, Tej and Jimmy. She is the only named female racer in the film and her crew is made up entirely of women. She drives a hot pink custom Honda S2000Honda S2000The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in...
. - James RemarJames RemarJames Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982...
as Markham, a U.S. customs agent in charge of the operation against Verone and Monica's superior. - Thom BarryThom BarryThom Barry is an American actor, notable for playing Detective Will Jeffries in Cold Case since its first episode in 2003.Barry is from Cleveland, and in the early 1980s he was a DJ in Cincinnati...
as Bilkins, who Brian first met during his undercover work in the first movie, who has come to Miami to oversee the situation. As before, he holds a grudging respect for Brian O'Conner's driving and street racing skills. - Jin Auyeung as Jimmy, a mechanic who works for Tej and is a close friend of Brian.
- Mark Boone, Jr. as Whitworth, a Miami detective who is forced by Verone to give Roman Pearce and Brian O'Conner a window to deliver his package.
- Mo Gallini as Enrique, Verone's bald henchman.
- Roberto Sanchez as Roberto, Varone's henchman and Enrique's partner.
- Amaury NolascoAmaury NolascoAmaury Nolasco Garrido is a Puerto Rican actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break, and for his role in Transformers.-Early life:...
as Orange Julius, a street racer who drives an red Mazda RX-7Mazda RX-7Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...
. - Michael EalyMichael EalyMichael Brown , professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.-Personal life:Ealy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park.-Career:...
as Slap Jack, a street racer who drives a bronze Toyota SupraToyota SupraThe Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...
. - John Cenatiempo as Korpi, a street racer who drives a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko S/C.
- Eric EtebariEric EtebariEric Etebari is an American actor, model and musician. He appeared in Witchblade, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Sorrows Lost.- Early life :...
as Darden, Korpi's friend who drives a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T.
Producer Neal H. Moritz
Neal H. Moritz
Neal H. Moritz is an American film producer. He is the founder of Original Film.-Life and career:He has over 70 films to his credit...
makes a cameo appearance as a police officer during the freeway chase scene prior to Brian and Roman secretly sneaking off in the two muscle cars.
Production notes
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
and director Rob Cohen
Rob Cohen
Robert "Rob" Cohen is an American film director, producer and writer.-Early life:Cohen was born in Cornwall, New York. He was raised and spent his childhood in the Town of Newburgh and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967...
did not return for this film, as they worked on xXx
XXX
XXX may refer to:* The number 30 in Roman numerals* The year 30 AD* Games of the XXX Olympiad, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England* Super Bowl XXX, held on January 28, 1996* A mark indicating "extra strong"* Alcoholic beverages...
at the time. Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
, who also appeared in the first film, turned down negotiations to appear on this film to pursue other projects.
Some of the cars in the film were reused from the first film - most notably Slap Jack's Toyota Supra and Orange Julius' Mazda RX-7, which were repainted versions of the first film's cars fitted with new body kits. For Slap Jack's Supra, the hood was fitted with a Lexan
Lexan
Lexan is a registered trademark for SABIC Innovative Plastics' brand of polycarbonate resin thermoplastic. Polycarbonate polymer is produced by reacting bisphenol A with carbonyl dichloride, also known as phosgene. Lexan is the brand name for polycarbonate sheet and resin in a wide range of grades...
panel to show the engine underneath. To cut down on costs, stunt doubles of the car had photographs of the engine pasted under the Lexan panels of their hoods.
For the bridge jump, all of the cars except Suki's Honda S2000
Honda S2000
The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in...
were fitted with roll cage
Roll cage
A roll cage is a specially constructed frame built in the cab of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a roll-over. Roll cages are used in nearly all purpose-built racecars, and in most cars modified for racing...
s. As the S2000 is a convertible, it was fitted with a remote control and a dummy in the driver's seat.
As the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII was not available in the U.S., the stunt doubles of the car consisted of regular Lancers fitted with EVO body kits.
The yellow Dodge Viper seen during the audition race was originally painted red and among the first batch produced. Four were loaned to the production crew and they were repainted red before they were returned.
The Saleen Mustang that crashed during the audition race scene was actually a Ford Mustang V6 fitted with a Saleen body kit. The subsequent crash involving the Corvette convertible
Chevrolet Corvette C5
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1997 through 2004 model years.- Overview :...
was not planned in the script.
Devon Aoki did not have a driver's license or any driving experience prior to the film's production, so she took driving lessons during filming.
Music
The musical score was composed by David ArnoldDavid Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
. The hip-hop-oriented soundtrack was released on May 20, 2003 on the Def Jam record label
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
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Critical response
Reaction to 2 Fast 2 Furious was mixed to negative. Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
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gives the film a score of "Rotten" 36% based on 155 reviews.
Metacritic
Metacritic
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givese the film a score of 38% based on reviews from 35 critics.
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
of the Chicago Sun-Times, however, gave the movie a positive review, remarking: "It doesn't have a brain in its head, but it's made with skill and style and, boy, is it fast and furious."
The movie received two Razzie Award nominations including Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content).