The Brian O'Conner Decision In Fast X That Creates One Big Plot Hole

What makes this story choice frustrating is that it's such an unimaginative solution to an obvious problem that creates more questions than it answers. While it's understandable why "Fast X" would want to address his character in some way, simply not mentioning Brian at all would arguably be preferable to this. If it was a matter of involving their late co-star in the story somehow, there were surely more meaningful ways to do so; if it was a matter of filling the potential plot hole of why Dante Reyes (Jason Mamoa) wouldn't go after Brian's family, the film is underestimating its audience.

The characters seem so positive that Brian's family is safe that they don't even question or worry about it for more than two lines, which both makes for a fleeting tribute and immediately begs the question of why Dom's family doesn't join him at this supposed impenetrable safe house. 

"Fast X" is by no means abominably long in terms of runtime, yet it somehow manages to feel arduous in comparison to this year's other bombastic action blockbuster, "John Wick: Chapter 4" — probably because of decisions like these, which create plotlines that don't attempt to engage the audience beyond the surface level.