xXx: Return of Xander Cage movie director: D. J. Caruso
xXx: Return of Xander Cage movie cast: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Samuel L Jackson, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa
xXx: Return of Xander Cage movie cast: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Samuel L Jackson, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa
The review of xXx: Return of Xander Cage has to begin with Deepika Padukone in India. Vin Diesel will just have to wait. So here goes: Deepika Padukone is not an after-thought in xXx, neither is she an arm candy for Vin Diesel’s X aka Xander Cage. And mercifully, her Indian identity is not pushed down our throats even though she bravely keeps her accent desi. In fact, as far as xXx has a leading lady, it is she. Deepika matches Vin kick for kick and knife fight for knife fight. She can throw grenades with the best of them and can rescue herself, thank you very much. And she does it all while wearing leather minis (none of those horrendous fur capes that Xander Cage insists on wearing and thank God for that). There is a kiss too, but to get the details, wait for the film when it releases on Saturday.
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Now with the factitious question of the importance xXx gives to Deepika out of the way, here’s moving on to the film. xXx: Return of Xander Cage continues the tradition of the past two xXx films and is run-of-the-mill action Hollywood produced so relentlessly in the 80s. It has macho men playing with fire power, happily doling out their own brand of justice and not worrying about collateral damage. Logic and script are part of that aforementioned collateral but that never stopped fans from lining up in front of theatres before and it will not stop them now. Who needs logic when you can have knife fights, bike chases, machine gun mayhem and mid-air stunts? And in this particular field, xXx and director DJ Caruso outdo themselves.