XXX: Return of Xander Cage

Movie Review
Release on: Jan 20, 2017

Movie name	:	XXX: Return of Xander Cage
Genres	:	Action, Adventure, Thriller
Run time	:	107 min
Produced by	:	Vin Diesel, Joe Roth
Directed by	:	D.J. Caruso
Music by	:	Brian Tyler
Writers	:	F. Scott Frazier, Rich Wilkes
Cinematography	:	Russell Carpenter
Edited by	:	Jim Page Vince Filippone
Countries	:	USA

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Stars : Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson, Hermione Corfield, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Bisping, Al Sapienza, Nigel Bennett, Terry Chen, Daniel Kash, Andrey Ivchenko, Shawn Roberts, Nicky Jam, Neymar, Ariadna GutiÃ©rrez-ArÃ©valo, Charles Carroll, HÃ©ctor AnÃbal, Bailey King, Helena-Alexis Seymour, Pilar Cruz, Megan Soo, Kristen Kurnik, Hannah Bickle, Courtney Friel, Rochelle Harrison, Wayne Ambrose, Everald Bernard, Douglas Fidel Muir, Ermine Gittens, Wayne Macdonald, Jean Lawrence-Scotland, Patricia Lewis, Danah Berry, Lloyd Lawrence, Sharon Riley, Adolph Williams, Oneil Watson, Teena Riley, Norwill Simmonds, Franklyn Clarke, Grace Gayle, Roberta Baird, Peter Gail Williams, Rebecca Leung, Krystel Cisnero, Emily Einsmann, Anastasiya Zayika, Ania Ewa Krosinska, Brittany Gudmundson, Kelsey Selina Munro, Judith Pilapil, Sharon Hang Wah Leung, Genesis Palacios, Glorianna Sulbaran, Yelithza Lanza, Jeimi Abila, Awilda Palmer, Fabiola Sanchez, Marianna Cadeno, Yuleska Guevara, Karla Mata, Alejandra Henriquez, Ken Tran, Curtis Fletcher, Dani Lightningbolt, Nina Buitrago, Roberta Mancino, Chad Kerley, T.J. Rogers, Nyjah Huston, Taylor Thaddeus, Madalena Brancatella, Nick Grimes, Kip Brown, Betty Zhou, Julie Abcede, Jenny Itwaru, Josh Pagcaliwangan, Boris Brown, Angela Filipe, Michael Roldan, Stanley Chao, Aaron Garcia, Nicole Davis, Jelena Savic, Mike Chute, Alexandra Crenian, Howard J. Davis, Gary 'Si-Jo' Foo, Johnny Larocque, Tommy James Murphy, Jeremy Omen, Johan Wester, Jerry A. Ziler

Story : Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.

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Vin Diesel has a penchant for adding fuel to any franchise he’s attached to – if you’ll pardon the pun, and ‘xXx’ is no different. True to form, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ pushes the action to the max with extreme sports, gun fu, bike chases on land and on water, jumping off a plane with no parachute – to name only a few tropes. A treacherous villain, a sharpshooting sniper (Ruby Rose), a bumbling yet adorable hacker (Nina Dobrev), an enduring mentor (Samuel L. Jackson), and a charismatic DJ (Kris Wu) for the sheer heck of it; practically all the action movie clichés have been crammed into this flick to make it quite the spectacle.

The ethnically diverse cast is great for racial representation, yet the considerable talents of the ensemble aren't exactly put on display. Donnie Yen is a legitimate Mixed Martial Arts fighter, as is Tony Jaa and even Micheal Bisping, but the fluidity of their fight sequences is stifled by the infuriating, twitchy editing technique that currently plagues Western action movies. This choppy style is usually reserved for actors who cannot perform their own stunt work, so it's an odd decision considering Yen and Jaa have repeatedly proved they can hold their own. Speaking of which, Deepika Padukone's highly awaited Hollywood debut is refreshing - she has a significant role that she plays with ample confidence and without a forced American accent, who can throw down with the rest of the boys, showcasing an Indian 'heroine' who has come a long way on the big screen.

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XXX: Return of Xander Cage

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