xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) returns for a tough new assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) in the third entry in the xXx series. Action icons Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa co-star.
After coming out of self-imposed exile, daredevil operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) must race against time to recover a weapon known as Pandora's Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government.
- Director:
- D.J. Caruso ('Disturbia', 'I Am Number Four', 'Eagle Eye')
- Writer:
- F. Scott FrazierChad St. John
- Cast:
- Vin DieselSamuel L. JacksonDeepika PadukoneDonnie YenNina DobrevToni ColletteTony JaaRory McCann
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksIt's fine.
For starters, I've never seen either of the other xXx movies, and I really don't like Vin Diesel's acting, or Ice Cube's for that matter. So naturally, I went into this movie knowing I was going to hate it, but surprisingly I didn't. Sure some of the acting is terrible, and some of the one-liners are super cheesy, but the action is on point, and the style...
The Telegraph
pressDiesel isn't quite 50 yet, and has very big arms, but we're still nearing Roger-Moore-in-A-View-to-a-Kill levels of barely dominating his own film: you feel sorry for the conspicuously agile stunt doubles who've had to shave all their hair off.
The Guardian
pressOnly the release of a new Police Academy film could cause less excitement. But Vin, great ridiculous beefcake lunk that he is, does provide us with some fun.
Stuff
press...with Bond taking itself far too seriously these days, Bourne having vanished up his own angst years ago and no sign of another Expendables installment any time soon, then, damn it, the world needs films like XXX: The Return of Xander Cage.
FilmInk
press...there's no time for such trifling issues as continuity and plausibility when the fate of the world is at stake.
Empire Magazine
pressWe've seen all these stunts pulled before, and seen them done better, but there's some pleasure to be had here - even if it's of the extremely guilty kind.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksThe Telegraph
pressDiesel isn't quite 50 yet, and has very big arms, but we're still nearing Roger-Moore-in-A-View-to-a-Kill levels of barely dominating his own film: you feel sorry for the conspicuously agile stunt doubles who've had to shave all their hair off.
The Guardian
pressOnly the release of a new Police Academy film could cause less excitement. But Vin, great ridiculous beefcake lunk that he is, does provide us with some fun.
Stuff
press...with Bond taking itself far too seriously these days, Bourne having vanished up his own angst years ago and no sign of another Expendables installment any time soon, then, damn it, the world needs films like XXX: The Return of Xander Cage.
FilmInk
press...there's no time for such trifling issues as continuity and plausibility when the fate of the world is at stake.
Empire Magazine
pressWe've seen all these stunts pulled before, and seen them done better, but there's some pleasure to be had here - even if it's of the extremely guilty kind.
It's fine.
For starters, I've never seen either of the other xXx movies, and I really don't like Vin Diesel's acting, or Ice Cube's for that matter. So naturally, I went into this movie knowing I was going to hate it, but surprisingly I didn't. Sure some of the acting is terrible, and some of the one-liners are super cheesy, but the action is on point, and the style...
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