xXx 2: The Next Level
(2005)
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xXx 2: The Next Level
(2005)
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| Willem Dafoe | ... | ||
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | ||
| Ice Cube | ... | ||
| Scott Speedman | ... | ||
| Xzibit | ... |
Zeke
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| Peter Strauss | ... | ||
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Michael Roof | ... | |
| Sunny Mabrey | ... | ||
| Nona Gaye | ... | ||
| John G. Connolly | ... | ||
| Ramon De Ocampo | ... |
Agent Meadows
(as Ramón De Ocampo)
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| Barry Sigismondi | ... |
Bull
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Michael Don Evans | ... |
Conductor
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| David Rountree | ... |
Agent
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| Ned Schmidtke | ... |
General Jack Pettibone
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Agent Augustus Gibbons has selected an imprisoned former US Navy SEAL Darius Stone, a new agent in the XXX program, travels to Washington D.C., where they track a splinter faction of the U.S. military that attempts to overthrow the U.S. government and assassinate the President, led by Secretary of Defense and former 4-Star General George Deckert, Stone's former commanding officer whom he once led a mutiny against. But he's been targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group of dissenters deep within the United States government. The new XXX agent must uncover the insurgents from within. It is the nation's only hope to stop the first coup d'etat in American history. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
Saw a screening of it today,...and probably wished I didn't agree to watch it,.. Anyways, I don't even know where to begin so here goes: Plot/action: The usual cliché plot line that involves government agency coverups, bad blood, and conspiracies to kill the President. I thought the first 'XXX' was OK, but the plot of 'XXX2' is so unoriginal and narrow-minded it makes the first one seem like an epic. The action and stunts aren't even imaginative,.. seems like even money can't buy a good movie because even the fight scenes are uninspiring,..kind of reminds me of Steven Seagal movies where you're even hoping that the main character gets his ass kicked Characters: Ice Cube playing his usual badass self, although the release of this movie is in such close proximity to 'are we there yet?' that it almost seems like him and Vin Diesel (The Pacifier) have teamed up secretly to harm America with such bad movies. Overall, I think that Ice Cube's character lacks the edge of Vin Diesel in the first installment. The other characters in this movie including the main badguy (Willem Dafoe) are cardboard thin leading you to wonder as the movie goes along if the plot development will be just as bad.
Overall Entertainment Value: 4/10,..I feel that the movie would have been better if they eased up on the whole government agency conspiracy aspect and focused more on stunts, which made the first one much more easy to watch