Mixed Reaction
XXX: State of the Nation
Daaaaaaaaaamn. You got fired on yo day off?!
Next job: Saving the world. Ice Cube is the new Triple X. Hmmm. I didn't see this one coming, but an actor change was imminent, as Vin Diesel is so obviously homosexual. He pulled off a wild, silly, guiltily fun ride with XXX, but c'mon, the man smokes pole...
The first movie was fun. Lotsa fun. It was silly but very well done. At the time it came out, it was more of a Bond film then recent Bond films. For pure escapism, I'd give it four of five stars. Dialogue was well done, stunts were well done, story was outrageous, but what superagent movie story isn't? That and a very pleasing to the eye Italian hottie co-star.
With this one, I'm on the fence. The production has brought in Blue Chip actors like the returning Sam Jackson and new to production Willem Defoe, among others, most likely to increase box office draw for the 'It's got big names on the Marquee, it's got to be good.' crowd. Ice Cube has turned out some very strong, masculine performances, and can be a very good lead. He has talent. The only snag is this: if the script incorporates 'urban' thinking reflected by his 'urban' lingo, the character image will be shot. No guy from 'da hood could become a super spook(no, not the racial slur, the intelligence agent) using hood language, as the trailer alludes to. Case in point, Tom Clancy's Ding Chavez, superspy, came up from the L.A. gangs to join the Army, was recruited by the CIA, and after his undergraduate degree and Master's degree, spoke better english than his recruiter and mentor, Mr. Clark. A more plausible scenario in the world intelligence business.
I'm looking forward to the super-stunts, the explosions, the chases, and the gunfights, but I do want a shred of plausibility. You be the judge.
XXX State of the Nation
Daaaaaaaaaamn. You got fired on yo day off?!
Next job: Saving the world. Ice Cube is the new Triple X. Hmmm. I didn't see this one coming, but an actor change was imminent, as Vin Diesel is so obviously homosexual. He pulled off a wild, silly, guiltily fun ride with XXX, but c'mon, the man smokes pole...
The first movie was fun. Lotsa fun. It was silly but very well done. At the time it came out, it was more of a Bond film then recent Bond films. For pure escapism, I'd give it four of five stars. Dialogue was well done, stunts were well done, story was outrageous, but what superagent movie story isn't? That and a very pleasing to the eye Italian hottie co-star.
With this one, I'm on the fence. The production has brought in Blue Chip actors like the returning Sam Jackson and new to production Willem Defoe, among others, most likely to increase box office draw for the 'It's got big names on the Marquee, it's got to be good.' crowd. Ice Cube has turned out some very strong, masculine performances, and can be a very good lead. He has talent. The only snag is this: if the script incorporates 'urban' thinking reflected by his 'urban' lingo, the character image will be shot. No guy from 'da hood could become a super spook(no, not the racial slur, the intelligence agent) using hood language, as the trailer alludes to. Case in point, Tom Clancy's Ding Chavez, superspy, came up from the L.A. gangs to join the Army, was recruited by the CIA, and after his undergraduate degree and Master's degree, spoke better english than his recruiter and mentor, Mr. Clark. A more plausible scenario in the world intelligence business.
I'm looking forward to the super-stunts, the explosions, the chases, and the gunfights, but I do want a shred of plausibility. You be the judge.
XXX State of the Nation
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