When Augustus Gibbons, the head of the xXx programme, is killed by a group that has stolen a device known as Pandora's Box, which enables them to de-orbit a satellite to his precise location, top former agent Xander Cage is brought back into action. He is given a team of soldiers for supports but demands that he be allowed to choose his own people. Leads take them to the Philippines where they first meet the man who stole the device and his people... it soon becomes apparent that not everything is as it seems.
It is hard to deny that this is very silly but if you are in the right mood it is also a lot of fun. There is plenty of action from start to finish. This is nicely varied with fights, shoot-outs, car chases, a bike chase (on water!) and explosions. For the most part this action is really exciting although at times it is too obvious that events are CGI 'enhanced'. It was good to have Vin Diesel back even though we were told in the previous film that he'd died... not really a problem as we didn't see him die. The rest of the cast are pretty solid; most notably Donnie Yen who provides the films best fight scenes. There are a good number of laughs to be had although many of these come from fairly cheesy moments. Overall I wouldn't say this is a must see but if you want decent brain-in-neutral action it is rather fun.
It is hard to deny that this is very silly but if you are in the right mood it is also a lot of fun. There is plenty of action from start to finish. This is nicely varied with fights, shoot-outs, car chases, a bike chase (on water!) and explosions. For the most part this action is really exciting although at times it is too obvious that events are CGI 'enhanced'. It was good to have Vin Diesel back even though we were told in the previous film that he'd died... not really a problem as we didn't see him die. The rest of the cast are pretty solid; most notably Donnie Yen who provides the films best fight scenes. There are a good number of laughs to be had although many of these come from fairly cheesy moments. Overall I wouldn't say this is a must see but if you want decent brain-in-neutral action it is rather fun.