Product: xXx [VHS] (2002)
Rating: 4.0
XXXtreme Fun!
The action, the noise, the soundtrack just about blast you out of your seat before you have your first bite of popcorn. Step right up, and have some fun! I was fortunate enough to attend with two companions, so this will be three reviews for the price of one. Companion #1 is an action movie junkie and was blissed out with a big smile on his face for the entire movie, so we won't hear much from him. Companion #2's favorite movie is 'Pride and Prejudice." Need I say more?The soundtrack is perfect, couldn't be better. The plot--what plot; who said anything about a plot? There is some beautiful photography of Prague that should keep all the finer sensibilities happy. Vin Diesel is perfect, so ugly he's cute. Maybe needs a little seasoning in the acting department, but let's not quibble. He snowboards, motor crosses, parasails, and knows no fear. Xander carries out his feats of derring do with a shy little smile that I find entrancing. (Companion #2 thinks he's a doofus.)The gadgets are breathtaking. I thought the bullet that spouted blood on the victim and looked like it killed him, but didn't was awesome. Some of the massive action shots (explosions, sailing through space, the avalanche) had a peculiar jerky quality as if the film was being backed up and repeated that was a little hard on the eyes. (Companion #2 kept her eyes covered up and could not comment.) Companion #2 and I both agreed the love interest (Asia Argento) just needed a good wash, and she would have been fine. Samuel Jackson had a perplexed air ("What AM I doing here?") in his role as Spy Master--I had this feeling he was going to burst into laughter at any moment.Wouldn't have missed it for the world! (Companion #2 rolls her eyes.)