Eye Candy #305 - "XXX Special Edition"

XXX Special Edition:  A silly "action" movie with a plot just this side of absolutely ludicrous. Vin Diesel is Xander Cage, professional thrillseeker and extreme sportsman (I use the term "sportsman" very loosely) whose idea of a good time is stealing other people's sports car for use a mobile platforms for his BASE jumping. He is recruited by Agent Gibbons, of the NSA, to infiltrate a Russian crime group, Anarchy 99, in the hopes of shutting down a terror plot they are hatching. So off Xander goes to Europe and it takes him all of FIFTEEN MINUTES to infiltrate the terrorists, as they are apparently brought together by their love of extreme sports and the German pyrotechnic hardcore band Rammstein. Seriously it takes THAT LONG. With such an arduous vetting process, it's any wonder that the Russian crooks are a threat AT ALL. Along the way Xander hooks up with Asia Argento, notable mostly for being the daughter of Dario Argento and for having him direct her first nude scene. That's a new spin on "Take your Daughter to Work Day". Dear Marton Csokas, of LOTR fame, is Yorgi, head of the Russians and is apparently playing the part of his accent. Another middling yea-style-screw-substance action film from Rob Cohen. Woodchuck sez, "Only for the easily amused."