Fast & Furious 101: Go Hard or Go Home

WILDER SCHMALTZ
Furious 7 comes out this weekend. The previous Fast & Furious films made $2.3 billion. You probably just screamed "Wow! That's a lot of money!" Yeah it is! And they earned it, because they're fucking fantastic. What started in 2001 as "Point Break—with cars!" has evolved into a ridiculously enjoyable series with a fine-tuned formula: Loveable characters. Blue-collar charm. Looney Tunes action. A lot of speeches about family.
Due to the Fast & Furious saga being the