Author: Stefan Pape
Within a mere matter of minutes into D.J. Caruso’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage, the third entry into the franchise – arriving 12 years after the preceding endeavour – you can tell the filmmaker is not playing by the rules. A haphazard, downright absurd opening act, with title cards introducing the characters, explaining what their karaoke song of choice is, to witnessing Brazilian footballer Neymar sitting down with Samuel L. Jackson to tuck into some oriental cuisine. It becomes clear this is not your typical action thriller, and from thereon things just weirder. And weird, in this instance, is not necessarily a good thing.
Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) has been in hiding for well over a decade, in exile, staying well clear of the xXx programme initiated by Augustus Gibbons (Jackson) – and yet the man who doesn’t wish to be found, is detected by the unwavering Jane Marke...
Within a mere matter of minutes into D.J. Caruso’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage, the third entry into the franchise – arriving 12 years after the preceding endeavour – you can tell the filmmaker is not playing by the rules. A haphazard, downright absurd opening act, with title cards introducing the characters, explaining what their karaoke song of choice is, to witnessing Brazilian footballer Neymar sitting down with Samuel L. Jackson to tuck into some oriental cuisine. It becomes clear this is not your typical action thriller, and from thereon things just weirder. And weird, in this instance, is not necessarily a good thing.
Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) has been in hiding for well over a decade, in exile, staying well clear of the xXx programme initiated by Augustus Gibbons (Jackson) – and yet the man who doesn’t wish to be found, is detected by the unwavering Jane Marke...
- 1/19/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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