As I've said before, the naming of the films in this series is such a mess that I've decided to rename them. The fourth film is officially called "Fast & Furious", which confuses everyone – especially me! – so I've decided to call it "Fast & Furious 4", which makes more sense.
It's supposedly another interquel, between
"Fast & Furious 2"
and
"Fast & Furious 3", but it doesn't really matter. "Fast & Furious 3", officially
called "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", is so far removed from
the continuity of the other films in the series that it could be called a
spin-off. In fact, "Fast & Furious 4" has more connecting it with
the first film
than the second.
The two main characters are FBI agent Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) and the
career criminal Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). Brian was an undercover agent
for the LAPD, but quit at the end of the first film. In the second film he
made money from racing, but he's joined the FBI some time between the second
and fourth film. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, Brian and Dom
have great respect for one another. Driving fast cars unites people like that.
The paths of the two men come together by chance. Brian is trying to arrest
the drug dealer Braga who has been smuggling heroin across the Mexican border.
Dom's girlfriend has died in a car accident which he believes was caused by
one of Braga's drivers. Braga is looking for a new driver, and he's arranged a
car race to find the best driver. Brian and Dom both take part in the race.
As always in the Fast & Furious films, the plot is highly infeasible, but
who cares? It's all about the action, i.e. the car races and car crashes. The
action is becoming more exaggerated and over-the-top with every passing film.
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