FILM REVIEW: ‘Fast & Furious’ can’t get out of first gear

By Mick LaSalle / NY TIMES NEW SERVICE , SAN FRANCISCO

And yet ... if you want to see a Vin Diesel movie, this is the one that’s out there. On his own, Diesel, with his shiny head, growling bass voice and indefinable presence, is a reason to see something. In the case of Fast & Furious, he’s the only reason.