Xxx: The Next Level
Ice Cube plays Darius Stone, the new recruit for NSA agent, Augustus Gibbon (Samuel L Jackson reprising the role he played in the first movie). After the success of his last renegade recruitment, Stone needs another outsider and Gibbon is his man his new Triple X. The assignment is to track a dangerous splinter group led by someone at the centre of power, Secretary of Defence, George Deckert (Willem Dafoe) who – ‘in the country's best interests’ conspires to overthrow the US government.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by director Lee Tamahori and writer Simon Kinsberg
- Audio commentary by the visual effects crew
- Never before seen deleted scenes with optional director commentary
- ‘From Convict To Hero’ – Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the movie with cast and crew interviews
- 2 additional behind the scenes featurettes
- Multi-angle feature dissects a scene from storyboards, pre-viz, green screen and the finished film
Critic Reviews:
- " You are supposed to walk away entertained, and I did. " – Kamal ‘The Diva’ Larsuel
- " Ice Cube keeps the action-movie franchise alive with a pleasing one-two punch of humor and burly physicality. " – Kirk Honeycutt
- " XXX is a subversive film, zipping through an action film in minutes to sideswipe audiences with messages about politics and cinema that may make it the surprise of 2005. " – Steven Snyder