This taut financial thriller sees wannabe stockbroker Seth (Giovanni Ribisi) initiated into the murky world of hard-sell cold-calling his cocky colleague Chris (Diesel) has the eel-slick patter required to reel in wary investors. Sporting wild tattoos and a flamboyantly fur-collared coat, Diesel turns what should have been an obnoxious meathead into a sly spy with knowingly sensuous swagger. Find Me Guilty (2006)Īn extreme sports superstar is forced to infiltrate an anarchist terror cell in this Bond-baiting shoot-’em-up. If Dom v his little brother – played by big John Cena – promised fireworks on the enduring F&F theme of family, the end result failed to spark. Fast & Furious 9 (AKA F9: The Fast Saga) (2021)īy No 9 the self-declared saga was beginning to sag, struggling to effectively weld its OTT vehicular action to even soapier melodrama.

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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)Īng Lee’s PTSD drama set at a glitzy gridiron game is an outlier on Diesel’s recent CV: not just a supporting role but one where he dies. A franchise-resetting revenge story, it now looks like an Ibsen chamber piece compared with the overclocked blowouts that followed.

Fast & Furious (2009)Īfter skipping the sequel and only briefly cameoing in Tokyo Drift, Diesel was emphatically back in the driving seat for F&F round four. Diesel’s gravelly but regal performance as ex-con Dom Toretto anchors the movie that would (eventually) launch a globe-conquering series its surprise success elevated him to in-demand leading man. Against the gaudy backdrop of LA street racing, an undercover cop (Paul Walker) cosies up to an intimidating wheelman to crack a hijacking ring.

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