Movie Review: XXX
By Purple
There's truth in advertising. More than just some silly innuendo, "XXX", is hardcore porno for action movie fans. And like porn, "XXX" features a loose storyline that strings together unbelievable yet beautiful characters in exotic settings so that they can get on to the parts that you came to see.
Director Rob Cohen pairs up again with Vin Diesel for the first time since last summers sleeper action hit, "The Fast and the Furious". And while a sequel seemed natural, Diesel and Cohen refused, wanting to do something bigger and badder together. And what do we get with "XXX"? A ninety-minute testosterone driven dream.
As we can clearly see by the frequent close-ups of the "XXX" tattoo on Vin Diesels neck, he is "XXX", a code name for Xander Cage, who after being captured by the US government becomes a secret agent who reports to the scarred Agent Gibbons played by Samuel Jackson. You know it sure is good to see Samuel Jackson enjoying himself in his career. He consistently gets to become the well dressed cool guy in the know. Right on!
Anyways, who cares about all that, "XXX" isn't about its story it's about blowing things up and looking cool doing it. As long as the plot provides enough of a setup to allow for some guts and glory fiery film reels, complete with a string of cliché action hero one liners, then it's all good. And "XXX" packs it in, the creators must have sit around one weekend skunked into Playstation 2 and the extreme sports DVD section of their video store and cranked away coming up with the screenplay for this one
The "XXX" checklist of hi action cinematic spew is so over the top that it's laugh out loud comic book fun. "XXX" has got grand theft auto, paragliding, foreign drug lords, motorcycle stunts, hot napalm explosions, helicopter attacks, snowmobiles, parachuting, snowboarding, Tricked out American muscle cars, Hot Ferraris, Foxy chicks, Loud Heavy Metal bands And enough guns guns guns to make you believe in gun control.
Asia Argento the stunning euro trashy heroine and daughter of Italian horror genius Dario Argento, slinks through "XXX" providing what sort of passes as the love interest, or at least a regular sex interest in between the big bangs. So screw the popcorn, grab yourself a T-Bone from the red white and blue meat concession stand, and gnaw into this one.. grrrr...
For Movie Magazine this is Purple.
Director Rob Cohen pairs up again with Vin Diesel for the first time since last summers sleeper action hit, "The Fast and the Furious". And while a sequel seemed natural, Diesel and Cohen refused, wanting to do something bigger and badder together. And what do we get with "XXX"? A ninety-minute testosterone driven dream.
As we can clearly see by the frequent close-ups of the "XXX" tattoo on Vin Diesels neck, he is "XXX", a code name for Xander Cage, who after being captured by the US government becomes a secret agent who reports to the scarred Agent Gibbons played by Samuel Jackson. You know it sure is good to see Samuel Jackson enjoying himself in his career. He consistently gets to become the well dressed cool guy in the know. Right on!
Anyways, who cares about all that, "XXX" isn't about its story it's about blowing things up and looking cool doing it. As long as the plot provides enough of a setup to allow for some guts and glory fiery film reels, complete with a string of cliché action hero one liners, then it's all good. And "XXX" packs it in, the creators must have sit around one weekend skunked into Playstation 2 and the extreme sports DVD section of their video store and cranked away coming up with the screenplay for this one
The "XXX" checklist of hi action cinematic spew is so over the top that it's laugh out loud comic book fun. "XXX" has got grand theft auto, paragliding, foreign drug lords, motorcycle stunts, hot napalm explosions, helicopter attacks, snowmobiles, parachuting, snowboarding, Tricked out American muscle cars, Hot Ferraris, Foxy chicks, Loud Heavy Metal bands And enough guns guns guns to make you believe in gun control.
Asia Argento the stunning euro trashy heroine and daughter of Italian horror genius Dario Argento, slinks through "XXX" providing what sort of passes as the love interest, or at least a regular sex interest in between the big bangs. So screw the popcorn, grab yourself a T-Bone from the red white and blue meat concession stand, and gnaw into this one.. grrrr...
For Movie Magazine this is Purple.
© 2002 - Purple - Air Date: 8/7/02
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XXX
USA - 2002
