XXX 2 - The Next Level Reviews

XXX 2 - The Next Level of bullsh*t

Excellent audio & video, but Very poor special effects for a Hollywood blockbuster. Totally over the top in every way. Samuel L. Jackson is Very good in a bad film. Do your self a favour and hire something else if your over 13 years old.

Triple Sxxx!

This is a terrible movie. It has positively the worst script ever written with many lines that rake up the cringe factor. It tries to be cool but totally utterly misses in every way. It tries to save itself with Samuel L Jackson and Wilem Defoe but they are rubbish in this. I really expected more. Do not rent this unless you enjoy pointless action movies devoid of any redeeming features.

Very disappointing

Having enjoyed the first XXX for what it was, I was expecting more of the same from this film, lots of great action sequences and special effects but nothing too deep. Sadly this film didn't even live up to my low expectations!

The whole film suffered from a B movie feel (despite getting a big budget and some well known actors). It was extremely cheesy and the dialogue was terrible. Ice Cube brought no charisma to the role and I'm afraid that Vin Diesel was sorely missed. Many of the other performances were second rate (with the exception of Samual L Jackson who could do little to rescue this terrible film) and this was made worse with a cliched, far fetched plot and poor script.

The special effects which you'd expect to be good in this kind of film ranged from unconvincing to very poor (especially the train scene towards the end). All in all it was a very poor film in a genre that doesn't demand much to start with. If you want mindless action there are plenty of better choices you could opt for.

I managed to perservere to the end of the film but advise you to save yourself the trouble...

[Highly rated reviewer]

What the hell were they thinking ICE CUBE??

The guy walked around on the movie like he constanly had PMT!! what a waste, i can't stand his acting. Why could thy not get someone like 'The Rock' he would have been well suited to the role, and probably would have given a few tips on how to improve the script!!!!

Absolute drivel

Enjoyed xXx 1 - Not particularly challenging, but entertaining stuff nonetheless.

xXx 2 is absolute drivel. About 20-30 minutes from the end, I wanted to switch it off - I just didn't care at all about the characters or plot. Very poor indeed. Script writing by numbers.

Surprisingly Good Really!

This film is nowhere near as bad as many would have you believe. Granted you can't beat the original film but that's mainly because it's not possible to match the aura of Vin Diesel. There was some wooden acting in the film but I was impressed with the performance of the main actors throughout the film. The action scenes were as expected 'fantastic' and if you take the whole thing with the pinch of salt you're meant to this is an enjoyable film.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Garbage.

Noisy (very noisy in fact),atrocious acting and testosterone-fuelled dialogue.

A masterpiece if you like this sort of thing...I don't.

I'm more of an Audrey Hepburn man myself.

My wife loves it....this is a very strange marriage.

XXX 2 The Next Level Of Rubbish

Director Lee Tamahori did a fine job on the last Bond movie (apart from some very dodgy special effects) so I expected much from this movie.

However, instead of a cogent, all-action adventure you get a series of (admittedly explosive) set pieces, which are stuck together with distracting side stories involving numerous ladies with unfeasibly large decolletage and some fast cars.

'Hang on a minute' I hear the males among you cry, 'it might not be so bad after all...'

Sorry lads. Oh yes it is.

While it will certainly appeal (to some) such 'tricks' cannot hide the flaws in this mess of a movie, a movie with what story there is blown as far away by the many expolsions as my interest by the end.

Tosh!

Kick back, relax, turn your brain off, and enjoy the explosions

I'll come out and say it right from the start: I liked the original xXx. That's a bit like saying you still own a pair of flares I guess, but it's true. Liking xXx I mean, not the flares.

There are a couple of things that attracted me to the xXx; being a subtle parody of James Bond certainly being one of them, as was having Samuel Jackson in the cast. But two things in particular made me watch the first film: Vin Diesel and Asia Argento. Vin I had watched previously in Pitch Black, and loved in the Escape from Butcher Bay game, and Asia Argento I have fancied since...well since I first saw her acting in her father's excellent horror films. And an article in Bizzarre showed that even when she was pregnant she was still hot as ever.

Which makes it such a pity that neither are in the sequel, not even for a second! In fact right early in the film Xander Cage (Vin's character from the original) is killed off. I'd almost consider this a spoiler telling you this, but it is such a non-event in the film that you're not missing anything, in fact it is simply a single line of dialog: 'Xander Cage was killed in Boro Boro last night'. That's it. Brushed off like a coating of dandruff on your shoulder.

That said xXx2 is not as bad as some have said. It's no classic film, and certainly not as good as the first, but it is a fun slightly silly action film. Imagine the original cross-bred with something like Driven and you're about there. I did find Samuel J's speeches a little boring this time tho, and there were more cheesy clichés than you can shake a stick at, but you can take it all with a bit of salt, kick back, and enjoy the action.

The story line is interesting, but not particularly intelligent. In fact it's something we've seen many times already. As mentioned it's more of an action film with OTT explosions and a touch of the rediculous.

In short: a fun action flick but no real depth. Would have been better with Vin Diesel (I like Ice Cube, but xXx just screams for Vin).

Rationg: 3/5

wheres Vin

This film needed Vin Diesel to save it. No plot, no characters, insulting storyline.

No explanation why we had a new triple x apart from ' ooh int it a shame the first triple x got killed' or words to that effect. Lots of explosions and people dashing about in fast cars. One good thing though- not a lot of kissing and cuddling.

I hate that don't you?.