Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
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Two former rivals must join forces to stop a cybernetically enhanced terrorist from releasing a deadly virus.
The story
In London, MI6 agent Hattie Shaw retrieves a programmable supervirus 'Snowflake' from Eteon, a techno-terrorist organization. She is ambushed by Brixton Lore, an ex-MI6 agent and Eteon operative strengthened with cybernetic implants. Hattie injects herself with the only dose of Snowflake before escaping. Brixton frames her for stealing Snowflake, forcing her to go on the run. Two years after Cipher's defeat, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, former rivals, are informed of the missing virus. They must put aside their past to track it down and prevent the virus from falling into the wrong hands.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After Hattie Shaw is framed by the cybernetically enhanced Brixton Lore for stealing the 'Snowflake' virus, she is forced into hiding. Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, former rivals, team up to find her and the virus. They discover the virus was intended for vaccines but is being weaponized by the organization Eteon. To neutralize the threat, Hattie must undergo a procedure at a facility in Chernobyl. The trio travels to Moscow to retrieve a specialized extraction device. After a detour to Samoa where Luke visits his estranged brother to repair the device, they face a final confrontation against Brixton's forces. They ultimately defeat Brixton, who is deactivated by Eteon's director. The film ends with Luke reuniting with his family and the Shaw siblings breaking their mother out of prison.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 137
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- David Leitch
- Writers
- Chris Morgan · screenplay; Drew Pearce · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Dwayne Johnson · Luke Hobbs; Jason Statham · Deckard Shaw; Idris Elba · Brixton Lore; Vanessa Kirby · Hattie Shaw; Cliff Curtis; Helen Mirren
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- partnership; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; over-the-top
- Setting
- London, Moscow, Chernobyl, and Samoa.
- Premise and plot tags
- spin-off; techno-thriller
- Franchise connections
- Fast & Furious
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its action sequences and the chemistry between Johnson and Statham, but found it underwhelming when compared to other Fast & Furious films. It was a box office success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 67% · scale: percentage · review count: 341; Metacritic · score: 60 · scale: 100 · review count: 54; PostTrak · score: 4 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film was subject to a lawsuit from producer Neal H. Moritz.; The film features a cameo by director David Leitch.
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