
I’ve been a massive fan of the Fast & Furious franchise since the very beginning. I’ve watched all of the movies multiple times, spent way too much time talking about the importance of “family,” and written extensively about all those death-defying stunts and the utterly insane tech featured so far. Though I’m excited to see the upcoming Fast & Furious 11 when it lands on the 2026 movie schedule, I have to admit something: Dom Toretto and the crew should have taken the exit ramp a long time ago.
One of my friends and I were chatting about the franchise after he worked his way through the first seven movies, and during our conversation, he talked about stopping at Furious 7. After our chat, I thought to myself, you know, that wouldn’t have been such a bad idea…