Another addition to the thriller genre, people had high expectation from this xXx: Return of Xander Cage. However, not every movie lives up to the expectations of the viewers and this movie was one of them. The xXx: Return of Xander Cage is a spy thriller movie in which warrior Xiang with his team tries to recuperate a Pandora’s Box. Operative Xander Cage leaves exile and sets out on a collision with Xiang and his group in a race, in order to get sinister and the weapon known as Pandora’s Box. Enlisting all-new companions, Xander gets himself enmeshed in a fatal scheme. NSA Agent named Augustus endeavors to enlist Neymar Jr. for the xXx program during which a satellite crashes in Brazil. Both of them die in the incident apparently. Pandora’s Box is a gadget that controls military satellite. It is a gadget used to handle satellites to crash at particular areas as warheads. Jane Marke, a CIA agent finds xXx Xander Cage who falsifies his death and livings in a self-imposed exile and persuades him to come back to service in order to recover the gadget. A unit of Special Forces agents driven by Paul Donovan is doled out to help Xander, but he rejects them. They are supported by weapons authority Becky Clearidge. Xander Cage is called dead after satellite crashes in Brazil, however he covertly comes back with a new complex task.
Daredevil operative Xander comes out from self-imposed exile, in order to recoup the vile weapon named Pandora’s Box. Enlisting gathering of accomplices, Xander gets himself caught in a destructive strategy. The movie is an action thriller movie, displaying an unfathomable scene in the beginning. The movie uses witty dialogues. Donnie Yen and Deepika’s peculiar accent makes the movie great. Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev’s performance is awesome.
After enrolling an old companion, Ainsley for help, Cage finds out information about the aggressors to the Philippines. A unit of Special Forces lead by Paul Donovan is doled out to help Xander, however he rejects them. They are given the aid of Becky Clearidge who is a weapons specialist. The group finds Xiang and his partners Serena, Talon, and Hawk. Cage meets Xiang in an underground island, where Xiang uncovers that his people are a part of the xXx program. He claims to have stolen Pandora’s Box. Soon after, Russian fighters attack the island. Xiang manages to escape with Pandora’s Box. Xander blocks Xiang and pursues him. Serena demolishes the Box and joins Xander’s group, while Xiang escapes and regroups with Talon and Hawk. After another satellite crash in Russia, Marke verifies that the gadget Serena pulverized was just a sample model.
There are a lot of loopholes in this movie. The direction is pretty weak which made the action scenes very sloppy. However, the most noticeable part of the movie is the performance given by the actors. Despite the weak storyline, the actors has done some of their best work which makes this movie worth watching at least once.