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I tried not to make it a xxx v bond review, 5 Dec 2002
I am not going to compare this to Bond, as everyone else has picked up the similarity. What i will say, is some action films are so well crafted that even though after wards you will sit back and think wow, now that was ridiculous, whilst watching it you can lose yourself in the action. Unfortunately, xXx does not fit into this category. i exchanged incredulous chuckles with the stranger sitting next to me in the cinema at the sheer overblown action, which in no way convinces you of any realism involved. I dont know what decides whether an action film lives up to this particular benchmark of success, but several factors contributed to xXxs failure. One the stereotyped and cliched 'baddie'… Read more
