Product: xXx (2002)
Rating: 5.0
An Xtreme Sports version of Bond
I was never a really big James bond Fan. In fact for the most part this swave sophisticated british agent character that has been the longest running movie franchise in history just plains bores me. So if I don't like bond so much why is it that I like XXX? Because for the most part this movie is pure mindless action and doesn't try to tease people with a plot unlike most Bond films.The idea behind XXX is that Vin Diesel is a like an Xtreme sports style hitman. Anytime some one bashes the youth of america or is trying to censor the public or stuff like that, he leaves them a message that he is not to be messed with. Skaters and other grunge style people love him as he video tapes all of his acts and posts them on the net. For anyone remotly into skate boarding or BMX they will recognize the cameos from Tony Hawk, MAtt Hoffman and others of that field. Samuel L. Jackson recruts Diesel after their swave agent gets killed trying to infltrate a terrorist organization in europe. Realizig that the Bond like agent will not get them anywhere into this they send in Diesel who fits right into this group. From then the story heats up in a way that pokes fun at bond, diesel fits into the organization, he gets a kick ... car, he gets the babe and he kills the bad guy.For the most part this is a turn off your mind flick. IF you go in expecting a new bond with swave and intelligent (sometimes) bond like film, than you need to put this down and go in some corner and cry. This is not BOnd, this is XXX and for the most part better than many Bond movies.