May 08, 2004 02:38 PM
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(Updated May 08, 2004 02:38 PM)
I am a die-hard diesel fan (as is evident from my user name LOL) but even I have to admit that this is not a great movie. It could have a satirical humurous take on the spy-genre but it is not so.
We get the feeling that the writer and the director could not make up their minds whether they wanted to make an outn out action movie or a action-comedy.
They kept changing their minds and the movie suffered. Still it has some great moments-like the jump from the bridge in slow-motion and the part where xxx is trying to escape the avalanche.
I loved the bachground music a lot cause I am heavy-metal and hip-hop fan. I really like the piece by rammesteine at the very beginning.
All in all this is no oscar-winner but a mindless entertaining flick.
So go to have a fun time with no expectations.
Vin is okay a xxx- cocky, arrogant, don't care attitude which suited him well. Still I thought that his acting talents were never really utilised. Not really comparable to his performances in MULTI-FACIAL, STRAYS or BOILER-ROOM.
The lead-actress was adequate as a sultry spy with secrets.
The main villain was a disappointment - he was supposed to be a charismatic yet scary evil person- the actor just could not pull it off.
