So, there are many and varied problems with this movie. Firstly, it doesn't know if it should take itself seriously, or just ham everything up. The result of this indecision is a movie that can sometimes be funny, but at others just cringe-inducingly bad.
Vin Diesel seems to have a love-affair with movies that horny teenage boys will like and, honestly, it is becoming increasingly embarrassing to watch. We all remember the "action heroes" of 80's movies that just refuse to acknowledge they can't cut it anymore and continue to pump out straight-to-video crap. Diesel isn't there yet and won't be for a long time, but it isn't hard to imagine him one day falling into the same trap as the likes of Steven Seagal.
The Return of Xander Cage (TRoXC) is a movie that would feel right at home alongside the movies such as Half Past Dead and Out for a Kill. It's trivial, it's dumb and very clearly aimed at audiences for whom quality is not a consideration. The movie exists entirely to showcase its star and little else.
The characterisations are bad, the acting is definitely non-Kosher, and the action beyond ludicrous at times. It is not even enough to simply switch your brain off for this one. You have to have it surgically removed if you want to get anything out of this movie.
No, really! Because without a brain, you can totally believe that a motorcycle will continue to run under water and behave just like a jetski. With a brain, it just looks like what it is...stupid.
In conclusion, I hate movies that are aggressively dumb and this makes even Diesel's later Fast and Furious outings look smart by comparison.
SUMMARY: Dumber than a bag of hammers. Cringe-inducing acting and dialogue. A Vin Diesel vehicle that crashed and burned in the worst possible way. Well worth avoiding!
Vin Diesel seems to have a love-affair with movies that horny teenage boys will like and, honestly, it is becoming increasingly embarrassing to watch. We all remember the "action heroes" of 80's movies that just refuse to acknowledge they can't cut it anymore and continue to pump out straight-to-video crap. Diesel isn't there yet and won't be for a long time, but it isn't hard to imagine him one day falling into the same trap as the likes of Steven Seagal.
The Return of Xander Cage (TRoXC) is a movie that would feel right at home alongside the movies such as Half Past Dead and Out for a Kill. It's trivial, it's dumb and very clearly aimed at audiences for whom quality is not a consideration. The movie exists entirely to showcase its star and little else.
The characterisations are bad, the acting is definitely non-Kosher, and the action beyond ludicrous at times. It is not even enough to simply switch your brain off for this one. You have to have it surgically removed if you want to get anything out of this movie.
No, really! Because without a brain, you can totally believe that a motorcycle will continue to run under water and behave just like a jetski. With a brain, it just looks like what it is...stupid.
In conclusion, I hate movies that are aggressively dumb and this makes even Diesel's later Fast and Furious outings look smart by comparison.
SUMMARY: Dumber than a bag of hammers. Cringe-inducing acting and dialogue. A Vin Diesel vehicle that crashed and burned in the worst possible way. Well worth avoiding!