Jimmy Cullen (Dwayne Johnson) is an ex-con who sets out for vengeance while being pursued by a cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).

Faster has a pretty basic plot but manages to stay somewhat entertaining throughout. Dwayne Johnson is an actor I like. Despite playing the big tough guy characters in most of his films, he plays that sort of person very well. He is a very intimidating looking man and is very believable in his persona. The score is surprisingly well done and was a welcome addition. Many could argue they wanted to know more about Cullen but his mysterious demeanour I thought complemented the movie in a way.

Billy Bob Thornton was decent as the cop. A big problem was the hitman character. He didn't add a whole lot to this film and his scenes with Maggie Grace just felt like filler and added nothing to the movie. Jackson-Cohen wasn't believable enough to be a hitman for me and was more of a distraction to the movie than a bonus.

The movie dealt with both revenge and also forgiveness quite well and never went too over the top. The scene with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was quite powerful.

This is a movie you can switch your brain off to watch and have a somewhat decent time. A movie called Faster, I expected it to be more of a thrill ride than what I watched, but it wasn't bad. 5/10.