(2017) (Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen) (PG-13)
- QUICK TAKE:
- Action: A thrill-seeking government operative comes out of self-imposed exile to try and recover a weapon of mass destruction known as Pandora's Box.
- PLOT:
- Xander Cage (VIN DIESEL) was known as an extreme sports competitor before he was recruited by Augustus Gibbons (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) to become a government operative as part of Gibbons' xXx program. But that was years ago. Xander grew tired of authority, faked his own death, and has been living off the grid in the Dominican Republic ever since. But when Gibbons is killed by an intentionally crashed satellite caused by a terrorist operating a super-weapon known as Pandora's Box, Xander is drawn back into NSA service by Gibbons' successor, Jane Marke (TONI COLLETTE).
He's up against a team of former xXx agents gone rogue, headed by the ruthless Xiang (DONNIE YEN). His team consists of Serena (DEEPIKA PADUKONE), a weapons expert; Talon (TONY JAA), an acrobatic, martial arts daredevil; and Hawk (MICHAEL BISPING), a former Mixed Martial Arts fighter always looking to brawl.
Xander knows he has to assemble a team of equally specialized, risk-taking rogues. So, he calls on Adele Wolff (RUBY ROSE), an expert sniper always looking to challenge herself; stuntman Tennyson Torch (RORY McCANN), who specializes in crashing cars; and Nicks (KRIS WU), a club DJ with insane fighting skills. They are aided by government IT specialist Becky Clearidge (NINA DOBREV), who regards Xander as a living legend. He'll have to be when the mission takes him from London to the Philippines to Detroit.
- WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
- Due to the PG-13 rating and the marketing that's doing a good job making it look like a "Fast and Furious"-style actioner, interest among teens could be high.
- WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
- For extended sequences of gunplay and violent action, sexual material, and language.
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