There has certainly been a lot said about how the “Fast & Furious” franchise has gone on too long, as each sequel sees the need to one-up the last movie, to the point where the latest films in the franchise are utter nonsense. The last film, “F9,” saw the main cast put a car into space — at this point the franchise shares more in common with cartoons than its earlier films.

“Fast X” sees the son of a defeated villain from a past film named Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) try to take down Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family by framing them for trying to set off a bomb in Rome. This ends up working, as the Agency — a secret organization Toretto and company have worked with in the past — turns on them, making them the most wanted criminals in the world.

I could try to sum up the rest of the plot here, but it doesn’t matter. Everything serves as elaborate setup for some of the most brain-numbing and impossible stunts that would feel right at home in a “Looney Tunes” cartoon. This franchise has jumped the shark long ago and there’s no going back.

Diesel and company continue to have chemistry, with Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty Ortiz and John Cena’s Jakob Toretto standing out in this film. That’s important, because their likability is what makes this film watchable.

Unfortunately, Momoa’s Reyes is a spectacular disaster that in no way works as the film’s villain. He plays him like a flamboyant Joker that feels like a cheap knockoff of the real thing. Despite the fact that we’re told that he’s brilliant, he comes off as brash, cowardly, dishonorable and incompetent — not what you want out of who’s presumably going to be the villain of the last three of these films. They should have instead gone for a Thanos-like villain that, for once, gets some lasting victories against our heroes, signaling that the stakes are being raised in these films on a character level.

Yes, “Fast X” is supposed to be the first of a final trilogy of films in the franchise. We’ll get them all, too, because this franchise seems to make money no matter what. And like this film, I expect them also to be filled with nonsensical CG action that is spectacle for spectacle’s sake.

“Fast X” doesn’t feel like a real movie; it’s like a collection of loosely connected video game cutscenes that feel like going through a fever dream. This franchise should have ended multiple films ago; what we’re left with is a warped caricature far removed from what made the earlier films in the series great.

“Fast X” gets a 2/10