The reviews of 'The Fate of the Furious' are here, and critics are calling it 'so awesome'

Can you believe the "Fast and Furious" franchise has been around for 16 years?

It's still going as fast and as furious as ever. "The Fate of the Furious" (opening Friday) is fun, according to the early reviews from critics trickling out, but with Dom (Vin Diesel) turning on the family he's so obsessed with talking about all the time, the new movie takes a darker turn than any of the other seven films in the franchise.

It also takes things to the next level. The eighth installment is getting generally positive though somewhat mixed reviews (it has a 75% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing). But while it may not be the best of the franchise, fans will delight in plonking down money to see a scene in which Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson catches a torpedo with his bare hands (yes, really). Oh, and there's a submarine chase in the Arctic. Because after seven "Fast and Furious" movies, cars and tanks are not enough.

Here's what the critics are saying about "The Fate of the Furious":