Is Fast X movie safe for kids? Is Fast X OK for children? Read the Fast X Movie Review | Safe for Kids?, an honest parents guide and mom review of the all-new Universal Pictures’ 2023 Fast & Furious 10 sequel film, starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sun Kang, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, Alan Richtson, and Jason Momoa. No spoilers! #FastX May contain commissioned links.
Fast X Movie Review | Safe for Kids? Parents Guide
22 years. A lot has changed for me in 22 years. But apparently, Fast & Furious keeps rolling out with the same old, same old.
But with the advertisement of “the end of the road begins,” and the original cast only getting older and wiser, audiences wonder how long the Fast & Furious franchise can keep up with this “fast and furious” pace. Is 10 the magical number for Fast X? Or is this only the beginning…of the end?
In this Fast X Movie Review | Safe for Kids?, I’m breaking down the visuals, the story, a full PG-13 age rating breakdown explanation for violence, adult themes and language, and what kids’ age recommendation is suggested to watch in this new 2023 Fast X parents guide to the Fast & Furious 10 sequel film from Universal. A no-spoiler parent review of Fast X, are we finally done with fast cars and explosions? Or is this only the beginning for a new of Fast & Furious saga?
The Visuals
Fast cars, explosions, and intense action have been the signature visuals combo for the Fast & Furious franchise. And for Fast X, it’s more of the same. Add in a few creative camera angles and wanderlust locations – and you basically have a Fast & Furious action thriller film that fits like a glove, right within the genre.
If you love big explosions on the big screen – this is one action thriller worth splurging for IMAX/3D.
Photosensitivity Warning. Does pyrotechnics count as strobing lights? With the overwhelming amount of car chase scenes and explosions in this film, it almost feels like strobing. All jokes aside, overall I would say that Fast X is photosensitive friendly. There are no bright, strobing or flashing lights throughout the film. However, there are lots of fire and explosions, a few scenes with fireworks, and scenes in darkness.
The Story
Directed by Louis Leterrier (“Clash of the Titans,” “The Incredible Hulk“), Fast X stars returning cast members Vin Diesel (“Riddick“) as Dom Toretto, Michelle Rodriguez (“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves“) as Letty, Tyrese Gibson (“Transformers“) as Roman, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (“Crash“) as Tej, Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones“) as Ramsey, Jordana Brewster (“The Faculty“) as Mia, Sung Kang (“Raya and the Last Dragon“) as Han, Jason Statham (“The Transporter“) as Shaw, John Cena (“Peacemaker“) as Jakob and Scott Eastwood (“Gran Torino“) as Little Nobody, along with Helen Mirren (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods“) as Queen Elizabeth II and Charlize Theron (“Monster“) as Cipher. New cast includes Brie Larson (“Captain Marvel“) as Tess, Alan Richtson (“Reacher“) as Agent Aimes, Daniela Melchior (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3“), Jason Momoa (“Aquaman“), and Rita Moreno (“West Side Story“).
The Fast & Furious franchise is entering their third decade of films – with many of the same cast members. And the secret to the success of over 22 years of Fast & Furious movie sequels? Spoiler alert – it’s not the story. Being that this is was my very first Fast & Furious film that I’ve ever seen (yes, get all of the teasing out of the way), I went in expecting an action thriller with cool cars, tons of ridiculous stunts, guns, fighting, and endless explosions – and that’s exactly what I got.
The 2023 Fast X action thriller continues to wow crowds with pyrotechnics, fast cars and violence. What’s interesting to me as a Fast & Furious newbie is how the 100% impossible is so unrealistic (does every Fast & Furious film have a 1 in a million jump scene?), so fantastical (there’s no way that anyone would survive this – but they do!) – that we as audience members are instantly mesmerized and wowed. Fast & Furious fans will appreciate the cameos, side jokes and yes, an end credit scene.
Fast X PG-13 Rating Explained
Is Fast X safe for kids? With Fast & Furious on their 10th film should parents be concerned about that PG-13 rating? It’s no secret that I am highly skeptical of all MPAA ratings (um hello, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker not disclosing any language??). And as we know, not all movie and TV age ratings are the same. As a parent, it’s been rather heartbreaking to witness how ratings have shifted over the years with a G-rating no longer an option.
PG ratings now oscillating between Turning Red intense to Christopher Robin calm, and even PG-13/TV-14 age ratings teetering on the edge of R or MA ratings (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Werewolf by Night, I see you!), there’s a wide range between the age of 0-14 years old for parents to consider. Having fully disclosed parent guidelines can help determine if a movie or show is kid friendly – and safe for the whole family to watch together.
Why is Fast X rated PG-13? In this Fast X Movie Review | Safe for Kids?, this 2023 Fast & Furious 10 film sequel is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence and action, language and some suggestive material.” With film and TV ratings also unpredictable these days, having fully disclosed parent guidelines can help determine if a movie or television show like Fast X is kid friendly. Is Fast X too intense for kids? Let’s breakdown that PG-13 age rating in this Fast X movie parents guide.
Violence/Suspense. Intense sequences of violence and action – yup. Fast X has got this category covered. From beginning to end, Fast X boasts tons of action and thrills – including fast cars, explosions, and general mayhem. Add military grade weapons and guns along with multiple styles of hand to hand combat, and you have one semi-bloody action thriller film. Overall, the action is in your face. Intensity remains in the action thrill sequences. There are very minimal suspenseful jump scares.
Blood and gore level is about mid level – cuts and bruising to face, face scraped alongside a building, fights with knives, licking knives with blood on them, gun shot wounds and one kill shot flashback (camera moves away at the very last milli-second). No dismemberment, or obscene guts/gore, but one bloody tooth extraction.
There are plenty of deaths and inferred deaths. The most disturbing death scene is with 2 men who are presumably dead – but with their eyes and mouths taped open to appear “grotesquely” alive. (One fly tries to land on a man’s open eye.) Almost zombie like – but not moving as an alive person messes with them like mannequins. I would say that this is the most disturbing scene of the entire film – and may be too much for kids to watch.
Adult Themes. Fast X has some suggestive material. At least this Fast & Furious film doesn’t advertise for “sexual content” like past films. Overall for adult content, the 2023 Fast X film is mild for suggestive material. Picture car racing with beautiful women in tight, very skimpy clothing as they gyrate and twerk on camera. One scene of kissing, cuddling in bed (clothed) between a married couple. One bare chested man scene. One scene of a man clothed in only tight white underwear walking around. One verbal reference to being an “underwear model” and “swiping right” on a dating app. But overall no sex scenes. So yay?
Lots of alcohol consumption, mainly with open beer bottles and drinking from those bottles in between dialogue. One bar scene with people drinking alcohol of various forms, including beer. One inferred scene to consuming food with drugs in it – use of dizzy/wobbly camera work with human distortion visuals.
Grief and loss, especially with family members is a common theme in Fast X. Some scenes may be triggering for audience members.
Language. I expected a fair amount of swear words and foul language. And I got more than I bargained for. Double digit counts for language – that’s impressive. However, I still don’t think it’s overall as foul as Guardians 3. For this 2023 Fast X film, PG-13 rated bad language phrases include 18 “sh!t,” 2 “bullsh!t,” “b@stard,” 3 “d@mn,” 2 “g-d d@mn,” 3 “d@mmit,” 1 “g-d d@mmit,” 4 “@ss,” 1 “b!tch,” 13 “H-E-double hockey sticks,” and 1 “sucks.”
Milder insults and bad language include “ghetto,” “shut up,” “screw you,” “jerk,” “butthole,” “oh my g-d,” and “g-d.”
Fast X Movie Age Rating for Kids?
With a runtime of 2 hours 21 minutes, the 2023 Fast X film is on the lengthier side for Fast & Furious films. But with even more action sequences, explosions and thrills filling every possible minute, there are very few lulls in the action. There is some adult focused dialogue, but with a very simple plot and superficial conversations to keep the thrills moving along, the on-screen visuals will more than likely keep kids mesmerized throughout the film.
Obviously, we have a saga from 2001 to present to compare to. Fast X is very comparable to all of the Fast & Furious films – this time focused more on revenge and family than illegal drugs and heists.
Fast X, aka the Fast & Furious 10 film sequel is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence and action, language and some suggestive material” by the 2023 MPAA.
Yes! There is 1 end credits scene in Fast X that occurs mid credits (So 1 mid credit scene) that Fast & Furious fans won’t want to miss!
Based on my 2023 Fast X parents guide and mom review above, this parent movie reviewer would not recommend Fast X movie to kids younger than the age of 10-11 years old.
Considering the full PG-13 rating breakdown above, this parent movie reviewer would not recommend Fast & Furious 10 to kids younger than the age of 10-11 years old. This Fast X PG-13 rating is pretty spot on and easily comparable to the 9 other Fast & Furious movie ratings.
If you shield your child’s eyes for 10 seconds of twerking, gloss over the language and laugh at the creepy dead guys scene and focus on the cars, action and explosions – your kids will enjoy this Fast & Furious film. With increased violence, increased action and thrill sequences, coarse foul language throughout, and overall one disturbing scene with a man using dead people as posable mannequins, I recommend parents prescreening Fast X for your child’s maturity level to handle many different fronts of intensity.
The Overall
Two words, testosterone drive. Yes, “the end of the road begins.” But this ride is far from over. Fast X is like a bad car accident and a tabloid combined. And that’s a dangerous combo. You can’t stop watching, and the onlooker traffic is worse than the accident. Insert deer in headlights look.
My take on my first Fast & Furious movie – It’s so ridiculously over-the-top, but I guess that’s what people love. Not seeing any of the first 9 films, I think I caught up just fine without spending hours on a movie marathon. Momoa’s performance saves the film, and that’s saying much considering very little story to build off of.
Fast X knows what audiences love. Cars, violence and testosterone. Give us the same old plot, add in cool cars, amp up more explosions and violence, and let me “escape reality.” By inserting even more action, more thrills, more violence and a few memorable one liners each film – it’s like a bad addiction. We just can’t get enough of a movie with little to no plot that’s basically just one messy pileup in overdrive – as long as there’s cars, explosions, violence, and famous people. And they probably won’t stop making Fast & Furious films until we stop watching.
I don’t get the hype, honestly.
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The end of the road begins. Fast X, the 10 Fast & Furious sequel film starring Vin Diesel races into theaters on Friday May 19, 2023. Will your family be watching?
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Neet and angel apk says
Great review! I’m a parent of young children and I’m always looking for recommendations on what movies are safe and appropriate for them to watch. This review was very helpful in giving me an idea of whether or not “Fast X” is something I can introduce to my kids. Thank you for taking the time to write this post!