xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) --- "Returning From The Dead May Involve A DANCE, DANCE REVOLUTION Battle?"

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Plot Summary

 After coming out of self-imposed exile, daredevil operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) must race against time to recover a sinister weapon known as Pandora's Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government. (1) 

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     Xander Cage comes out of exile, thought to be dead, and is set on a collision course with a deadly team lead by a man named, Xiang. Xander recruits new team made up of a thrill-seeking eccentrics in order to try to recover a seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box that Xiang’s team stole. The mission seems pretty straight forward but Xander quickly finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy that points to corruption at the highest levels of governments.

     Let me start off by saying that xXx: Return of Xander Cage is not the best or most amazing film of 2017 and yet it is without a doubt very entertaining. It was over the top and flashy with a fast pace that never gave the audience the chance to realize just how corny and insane it was. There is plenty of action and the humor is actually pretty funny, although some of Nina Dobrev’s (Vampire Diaries) comedic lines were a bit awkward to watch. The rest of the characters were pretty good. Donnie Yen (Rouge One) is great and Ruby Rose (John Wick 2) is pretty cool as a sniper. Tony Jaa (Ong Bak films) was pretty laughable since he could never be taken seriously, and Vin Diesel (xXx) is Vin Diesel. My favorite character was Nicks played by Kris Wu (Mr. Six) – a former member of the K-Pop (Korean Pop) boy band EXO and its Chinese sub-group EXO-M. After leaving the K-Pop industry, I am glad to see him expanding his career by taking part in some big films and I can’t wait to see him in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). The friendly chemistry with Kris’ character, Nicks, and Rory McCann’s (Game of Thrones) character, Tennyson, together they really offered great humor and bickering.

     Overall, xXx: Return of Xander Cage is an insane and fun movie to see. As always don’t expect much from the plot, however, this new and old group of characters along with the action and comedy make for an entertaining film. The film works as it intended and therefore I don’t believe that it gave anything more or less than what it said it would.

"X looks out for its own."

- Xander Cage

Final Vote

Worth Seeing:  3.2 of 5 star

Worth Buying:  3.2 of 5 stars

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Cast & Crew

Directed by D.J. Caruso

Writing Credits  Rich Wilkes and F. Scott Frazier

Produced by 

     Gloria S. Borders               ---     executive producer (as Gloria Borders)

     Vin Diesel                           ---     producer (p.g.a.)

     Scott Hemming                 ---     executive producer

     Ric Kidney                           ---     executive producer

     Jeff Kirschenbaum            ---     producer (p.g.a.)

     Marla Levine                      ---     co-producer

     Lyn Lucibello                     ---     associate producer (as Lyn Lucibello-Brancatella)

     Joe Roth                              ---     producer (p.g.a.)

     Zack Roth                            ---     executive producer

     Vince Totino                       ---     executive producer

     Samantha Vincent            ---     producer (p.g.a.)

Music by Robert Lydecker and Brian Tyler

Cinematography by Russell Carpenter

Film Editing by Vince Filippone and Jim Page         

Casting By Miguel Fernandez, Edna Lerebours, Anne McCarthy, and Kellie Roy

Production Design by Jon Billington

Art Direction by Erin Magill, Aleksandra Marinkovich, and Ken Sinclair

Set Decoration by Shane Vieau           

Costume Design by Kimberly A. Tillman      

Cast:

Vin Diesel                                 ---        Xander Cage

Donnie Yen                              ---        Xiang

Deepika Padukone               ---        Serena Unger

Kris Wu                                     ---        Nicks

Ruby Rose                                ---        Adele Wolff

Tony Jaa                                   ---        Talon

Nina Dobrev                            ---        Becky Clearidge

Rory McCann                          ---        Tennyson Torch

Toni Collette                            ---        Jane Marke

Samuel L. Jackson               ---        Augustus Gibbons

Ice Cube                                    ---        Darius Stone

Hermione Corfield               ---        Ainsley

Tony Gonzalez                        ---        Paul Donovan

Michael Bisping                    ---        Hawk

Al Sapienza                              ---        CIA Director

Nigel Bennett                          ---        MI6 Control

Terry Chen                               ---        Chinese Politico

Daniel Kash                             ---        Russian Spymaster

Andrey Ivchenko                   ---        Red Erik

Shawn Roberts                       ---        Jonas

Nicky Jam                                ---        Lazarus