Rent xXx 2: The Next Level (2005)
2.7 of 5 from 134 ratings
1h 37min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In this action-packed sequel to the box-office smash xXx, Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest xXx agent. Augustus Gibbons, the National Security Agency officer returns and recruits ex-con Stone to help save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defence George Deckert (Willem Dafoe). Only a renegade xXx agent like Stone has the Xtreme skills to stop Deckert'5 dangerous military splinter group from taking over the government in America's capital.
- Actors:
- Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Xzibit, Peter Strauss, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey, Nona Gaye, John Gleeson Connolly, Ramon De Ocampo, Barry Sigismondi, Michael Don Evans, David Rountree, Ned Schmidtke, Scott Michael Morgan, Chris Johnson, Thom Gossom Jr., Stan Sellers, Paul Collins
- Directors:
- Lee Tamahori
- Producers:
- Neal H. Moritz, Arne Schmidt
- Writers:
- Rich Wilkes, Simon Kinberg
- Aka:
- xXx: State of the Union
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/08/2008
- Run Time:
- 101 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Estonian, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Director's Video Introduction
- Filmmakers' Commentary
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
- The Making Of Documentary
- Top Secret Military Warehouse - Featurette
- xXx: According To Ice Cube - Featurette
- Multi Angle Bullet Train Breakdown - Featurette
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Reviews (2) of xXx 2: The Next Level
Better than expected - xXx 2: The Next Level review by CP Customer
Enjoyed Vin Diesel in the original and wasn't sure how this sequel would fare but it worked very well. Not too sure that Ice Cube has quite the same charisma but the effects were seriously good and the plot (complete with plenty of inconsistencies) certainly raced along.
Pretty good.
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Total rubbish - xXx 2: The Next Level review by TB
After Lee Tamahori had ruined James Bond with the atrocious, terrible Die Another Day, rather than be left alone for a while to think about what he'd done, he was immediately given the keys to another franchise, although this one had nowhere near the pedigree of Bond.
When this film was released, I remember the wall to wall terrible reviews. So when I was staying with a friend and we went to Blockbuster to rent something (remember those days?!) when he said this was what he wanted to rent, I was completely against it. Especially when there were many classic Arnie and Stallone films we could have got. But he was adamant that we got this so I gave in.
When we got home and put it on, I lasted about 25 minutes. If you thought Die Another Day looked tacky and gaudy, you're in for a treat. This film is headbangingly terrible, literally like sticking your head inside a washing machine full of cutlery. The CGI has this polished, unreal and totally alien look, which just gives you a headache. The performances make Tommy Wiseau look like a combination of De Niro, Pacino and Day-Lewis.
The only funny thing I remember of that night was that after I'd walked out, saying it was terrible, about 5 minutes later my friend came out as well and in a low voice said "Yeah that sucked..."
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