Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST & THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor & a lot less extraneous drama Back in action is undercover cop Brian O& Connor (Paul Walker) whose career has hit the skids since he let Diesel&s character escape at the last film&s end He has sunk in status & is now a fringe dweller on the Miami street racing scene A chance at redemption arrives when the fuzz recruits him to investigate Carter Vellone (Cole Hauser) a top-dog street racer with dangerous drug connections O& Connor recruits his bickering childhood pal (modelsinger Tyrese) now a nitro-burning ex-con from the Diesel school of toughness to help him pull the bad guys to the curb with a tyre-spinning vengeance John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD HIGHER LEARNING) directed & obviously had great fun delivering a straight-up racing thriller that&s free of the message-bearing pressure of being a John Singleton film 2 FAST fairly roars off the screen with comic book exuberance & a cheerful disregard for anything that gets in the way of its forward momentum Best of all is Tyrese a natural laid-back star he&s not afraid to poke fun at his own shirtless model-boy image & amply compensates for the mighty Vin&s absence Rapper Ludacriss is also memorable as O& Connor&s mechanic as is model Devon Akoi as a cute female racer