Review of xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) by Dukejon — 23 Feb 2018

I was a big fan of the original xxx back in the day, it seemed like it was going to be a "bond for the 21st century" franchise. The sequel was ok, though nothing brilliant. I was looking forward to vin diesel refilling his famous role.

However I came away feeling disappointed. Firstly, the kill-count is far too high, and what's more they end up fighting against the "good" guys at the end of the film. Therefore I didn't really feel that they had decent villains.

Some of the stunt sequences were ok, though they often strayed into the ridiculous. I don't think bringing back Samuel l Jackson and ice cube also added anything to the film. The whole thing felt like an over the top video game most of the time, and a 50 year old diesel making out with a bunch of women who looked like they just sashayed out of a hip hop video was weird.