Movie Review - XXX: Return Of Xander Cage
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XXX: Return Of Xander Cage |
When a group of lethal mercenaries steal a hi-tech weapon that poses a global threat, the world needs Super Spy Xander Cage. Recruited back into action, Xander leads a team of death-defying adrenaline junkies on a mission to save the world.
Reviews :
This movie
follows in suit, with the not-quite-good guys fighting for the world.
It opens up with a much wider array of X operatives, and brings in an
entirely new crop of desirable "undesirables." Ruby Rose and Rory
McCann liven up any bunch, and Donnie Yen is simply amazing with his
acting and choreography/fight skills.
That said, there were a few ways that the film simply fell short of the franchise, and didn't live up to the original. By introducing so many new characters, it was impossible to develop each of them, so we were left with a token introduction to each one and one or two scenes that built off that introduction. It felt a bit glossed over and might have actually been better if fewer characters had been used. For instance, in the original XXX, the main team consisted of Xander, Gibbons, and Shavers, with Yelena trapped in the middle. The main antagonists were Yorgi, Kirill and Kolya. That's only six characters to really need to know anything about. This movie has Xander, Gibbons, Becky, Marke, Nicks, Adele, and Tennyson. Then there's the second team of Xiang, Serena, Talon, and Hawk. That's already eleven characters, and that's not counting the two different love interests they bring up for Xander.
It just seemed like they tried to cram a bit too much into this movie. I can appreciate the fact that they are trying to stick with the fact that Xander has always been a man who lives life to the fullest, but the addition of a current love interest for no apparent reason other than a 5 second long PG-13 sex scene didn't make much sense. It didn't enhance his reputation, nor did it really last long enough or show enough to be of any real entertainment. In my opinion, the entire scene could have been removed, and it wouldn't have detracted from the movie at all. In fact, removing it, and giving a bit more detail as to why he was visiting Ainsley specifically would have been much better. That scene, followed with his classic "the things I do for my country" line, are much more in line with his character.
I was also a bit sad to find out that Agent Shavers was not going to be in this movie, after the actor's, Micheal Roof, tragic death. He was one of the fundamentals of what made the series so good, and I caught myself wishing that he would pop up in scenes with some lame attempt at being cool. He will definitely be missed.
All in all, it was a decent movie. The action scenes were good. The comedic one-liners were good, and it had just enough moments of cheeky humor that we've come to expect from a XXX movie. It may not be as good as the original, but it's still a good action movie, and one that I would watch again. And I will be buying it to add to my Vin Diesel movie collection.
That said, there were a few ways that the film simply fell short of the franchise, and didn't live up to the original. By introducing so many new characters, it was impossible to develop each of them, so we were left with a token introduction to each one and one or two scenes that built off that introduction. It felt a bit glossed over and might have actually been better if fewer characters had been used. For instance, in the original XXX, the main team consisted of Xander, Gibbons, and Shavers, with Yelena trapped in the middle. The main antagonists were Yorgi, Kirill and Kolya. That's only six characters to really need to know anything about. This movie has Xander, Gibbons, Becky, Marke, Nicks, Adele, and Tennyson. Then there's the second team of Xiang, Serena, Talon, and Hawk. That's already eleven characters, and that's not counting the two different love interests they bring up for Xander.
It just seemed like they tried to cram a bit too much into this movie. I can appreciate the fact that they are trying to stick with the fact that Xander has always been a man who lives life to the fullest, but the addition of a current love interest for no apparent reason other than a 5 second long PG-13 sex scene didn't make much sense. It didn't enhance his reputation, nor did it really last long enough or show enough to be of any real entertainment. In my opinion, the entire scene could have been removed, and it wouldn't have detracted from the movie at all. In fact, removing it, and giving a bit more detail as to why he was visiting Ainsley specifically would have been much better. That scene, followed with his classic "the things I do for my country" line, are much more in line with his character.
I was also a bit sad to find out that Agent Shavers was not going to be in this movie, after the actor's, Micheal Roof, tragic death. He was one of the fundamentals of what made the series so good, and I caught myself wishing that he would pop up in scenes with some lame attempt at being cool. He will definitely be missed.
All in all, it was a decent movie. The action scenes were good. The comedic one-liners were good, and it had just enough moments of cheeky humor that we've come to expect from a XXX movie. It may not be as good as the original, but it's still a good action movie, and one that I would watch again. And I will be buying it to add to my Vin Diesel movie collection.
I liked the crazy action that drove the plot. Loved the crazy stunts too. I thought it was fun, adrenaline pumping, don't take it that seriously. Not intended to win an Oscar but doesn't mean it's any less entertaining. Oh the two chicks who doing their own rendition of Mr. and Mrs. Smith just knocking them out with the choreography and bullets was hot too.
XXX: Return Of Xander Cage
- Genres : Thriller, Adventure, Action
- Director : D.J. Caruso
- Starring : Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen
- Supporting actors : Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Hermione Corfield, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Bisping, Al Sapienza, Nigel Bennett, Terry Chen, Daniel Kash, Andrey Ivchenko, Shawn Roberts
- Studio : Paramount Pictures
- Subtitles : Engish
- Tag : "Movie Review XXX: Return Of Xander Cage".
Bey Alhamdi
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March 01, 2018
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