
A lone man, recently released from prison, seeks out the people from his past who he believes betrayed him. While he forces each to atone for their sins, he must also face what meting out vengeance will do to his immortal soul. Meanwhile, he's not the only one looking to settle old scores: hired by the man responsible for the events which led him to prison, an eccentric contract killer follows his every move. Scenes of them crossing paths, sometimes violently, are intersperse... (Full plot summary below)
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A lone man, recently released from prison, seeks out the people from his past who he believes betrayed him. While he forces each to atone for their sins, he must also face what meting out vengeance will do to his immortal soul. Meanwhile, he's not the only one looking to settle old scores: hired by the man responsible for the events which led him to prison, an eccentric contract killer follows his every move. Scenes of them crossing paths, sometimes violently, are interspersed with the assassin's self-realizations of how to deal with struggles within his own life. As if old enemies and hired guns aren't enough, a young female detective begrudgingly works alongside a veteran investigator looking to simply survive his last two weeks on the force before retirement, as they seek out the brazen ex-con who has been blazing a path of gasoline-powered destruction in his vintage Chevelle.
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfThe woozy sense of sick doesn't make it to the very end, but it carries the picture far enough to extract a faint recommendation, especially to anyone feeling nauseated by Johnson's recent career choices. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferIf Faster were made 35 years ago or by the French or Japanese, it would be one of those grimy, long forgotten films you expect Quentin Tarantino to be touting. |
| AV ClubKeith PhippsFaster starts to lay on a heavy-handed message about the importance of forgiveness. That isn't what anyone showed up to see. |
| Sky CinemaRich PhippenIt's glossily entertaining stuff. And yeah, it's fast-ish... though Furiouser nails it better. |
| FILMINK (Australia)James FletcherWhile it sticks to the formula of a revenge thriller, the characters are fully realised, surprisingly transforming this into a compelling human drama. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussA violent, smart return from Disney-land to a lethal landscape better suited for a man with 'guns' for arms and a head shaped like a bullet. |
| What Would Toto Watch?Christian TotoCasting Billy Bob Thornton in Faster means it's more than just a generic action vehicle for the man once known as The Rock. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkFaster actually wants us to take this seriously, and it's crushed under its own weight with this assertion. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittySometimes all you really want is a cheese sandwich. Sometimes it's fun to be 12, for a while. |
| MSN MoviesJames Rocchi... a film as brutally simple and yet unexpectedly complex as 'Faster' becomes a pleasure in and of itself, and a thing to be cherished. |