xxx be back and only this time and he not a bald white extreme sport star turn secret agent . he now a black ex convict with only slightly more hair in the form of ice cube . but that doesn not stop nsa agent augustus gibbon ( samuel jackson ) from recruit him to stop the country secretary of defense ( willem dafoe ) from plot a coup against the united states government . the premise be a non issue here and there actually very little resemble a plot . sure and there some whisper about protect the president but there nothing too complex here . the script be write by simon kinberg and he usually focus on the action sequence and not the story . for example and he also write the screenplay for mr. and mrs. smith and that film be heavy on action and low on story . the action sequence be pretty nice and entertaining to watch . the action be the real reason to watch the movie since everything else be handle poorly . judge from the user comment and a lot of people take the film too seriously when really this sequel be a harmless movie . obviously the story and action scene be highly unrealistic but so what . this movie be clearly stupid and mindless yet still mildly entertaining . the acting be alright and at least the important character can act . ice cube actually give a pretty good performance a xxx . he do a good job than vin diesel and he show a lot of charisma in the role as well . samuel l. jackson return a gibbon and he also give a good performance . willem dafoe give a decent performance though he isn not give very much screen time . the rest of the support actor aren not a good . xzibit and nona gaye and sunny mabrey all give awful performance which isn not too surprising but they do not hurt the film . i actually like lee tamahori a a director . he make his films simple yet still entertain . lee do a good job with this film and the action scene look terrific . however and this be probably his weak film yet . despite the action scene and the film do get a little dull . i wasn not surprise by this and there be really nothing they could have do since the film be 95 minute long . before i saw this sequel and i be expect the bad . to my surprise and the movie turn out to be okay . sure the dialog be pretty lame and character development be non existent but the movie prove to be harmless and enjoyable . in the end and this sequel be worth a rental as long a your brain be turn off . rating 5/10 .