i do not mind mindless and escapist entertainment . in fact and that why i rent this dvd . have see the original xxx and i know this wouldn not be that great of a movie and but i be count on the action sequence to pull me through . well and apart from the beginning of the movie and xxx representstate of the union be a huge let down from even my small expectation . i guess the budget wasn not high enough for cool and exciting action sequence so they substitute old school 80 style scene for most of it and and suffice to say and there a reason why most action movie do not do that stuff anymore it bore . and since the action sequence be the only reason to watch something like this and and they suck and there no real reason to give this movie even a moment consideration . the plot involve darius stone ( ice cube ) replace vin diesel character a the new and improved xxx and try to foil a plot against the president of the united state . darius proceeds to throw people around and impress the lady and blow stuff up etc etc etc . the basic concept be a hip hop jam bond and and while it sound like a cool concept that you couldn not possibly mess up and no and these guy mess it up . it not ice cube fault and he no actor but i have see him do good than this if the movie have a script and some direction .