Product: xXx (2002)
Rating: 2.0
XXX-cruciatingly lame. Bond Lives Forever.
Alright, alright. Before all the fans of this movie get jumpy because of my rating and title of this review, let me say my piece and get out of here:I know this film was supposed to be the James Bond of the PlayStation generation - if this effort was the filmmaker's (including screenplay, etc) best, then I pity the PlayStation generation and their taste in films.Now, don't get me wrong. I like Vin Diesel and his whole tough guy shtick, he pulls that off pretty well. But the supporting cast (with the exception of Samuel L. Jackson) was and remains abysmal - poor acting, poor delivery, poor us for having to suffer through it all. It was an obvious rip-off of the Bond formula, which has worked for 40 years and 20 films, and will continue to do so. Hip-ifying the 'formula' for the latest generation is not a bad idea, it just wasn't done very well. I know there will be a sequel, just like Fast and The Furious, which Vin is not scheduled to appear in (TF&F; 2, that is). He will be in XXX 2, however.XXX was OK. I don't think this movie or TF&F; is worthy of building a franchise, but they didn't ask me, did they?Alas, if you are in the mood for a film where you don't have to think (because there's nothing to figure out), by all means, buy this DVD. Personally, I'd rent the sucker.