Where is Devon Aoki actually from?

The Movie: 2 Fast 2 Furious, directed by John Singleton
Recommendation: Nobody.
Reason: Much was playing the movie, and I need to start catching up. :)

Just to lay some controversy to rest? Aoki's from New York. I've been trying to figure this out since D.E.B.S., since she was so godawful in that. I was under the assumption that she was in a similar situation to Milla Jovovich-a very lovely foreign woman who was 'imported' because she was hot and could speak marginal english. Never assume, I suppose is the lesson here. Regardless, she's just as bad an actress in 2 Fast 2 Furious as she was in D.E.B.S.. The only performance I've seen where she was any good was Sin City because she had no lines. Who fails to properly emote a shout of victory?

Vin Diesel had the opportunity to become a serious action star, back in the early part of the 2000's. He was in xXx, The Fast and the Furious and Pitch Black, all of which had his star shining. In a move considered bold by many and insane by a few (that's me right there) he chose not to continue with his two action franchises (xXx and The Fast and the Furious), bearing ahead with the sci-fi Pitch Black series instead. He abandoned what could have been a pretty cool car-chase franchise, and left us with Paul Walker. Walker's not interesting enough to power the plot, though his passion for street racing makes his character quite believable.

Thank god for Tyrese Gibson, I suppose. He was actually interesting in the movie, probably the high point of a film that was just another sequel. The car chases were pretty top notch. The stuntwork was pretty cool, and having taken a look at the imdb trivia page, I'm pretty impressed. Apparently a few of the crashes weren't choreographed, but they were so well done and the stuntmen emerged unharmed, so the crashes were kept. If you're going to watch this film, watch it for the car work. The rest just isn't as interesting.

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