His last major film project was the 2018 biographical crime drama Billionaire Boys Club, which was a critical and commercial failure. Most productions involving him were canceled, truncated, or reshot, and many organizations severed ties with him.Įver since the influx of assault allegations, Spacey has kept a low profile. As a result of the growing negative publicity with the actor, Spacey was let go from House of Cards (US), Gore, and All the Money in the World.
RELATED: PLEASURE MOVIE REVIEW: A TRAGIC AND UNFLINCHING PORTRAIT OF AN ASPIRING PORN STARĪlthough Kevin Spacey denied his misdeeds, along with all misconduct charges being dismissed for crossing the statute of limitations, the public outcry proved to be too much to ignore. Celebrities in the LGBTQ community such as Billy Eichner, George Takei, and Wanda Sykes were not impressed with Spacey’s decision to come out through his statement to Rapp. On the same day of Rapp’s allegations, Kevin Spacey also came out as gay when apologizing to the younger actor. At least 15 more people came forward with their stories of Spacey’s inappropriate behavior, uncovering a history of abuse dating as far back as 1981. Actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of unwanted advances in 1986, when Rapp was underage. In 2017, Kevin Spacey’s career and reputation took a hit as numerous sexual misconduct allegations were brought to light.
Kevin Spacey has additionally done voice work for A Bug’s Life and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Confidential, Pay it Forward, Superman Returns, Margin Call, and Horrible Bosses. Spacey won two Oscars for his roles in The Usual Suspects and American Beauty, and had a leading role in the Netflix political drama House of Cards. Since 2017, the two-time Academy Award-winning actor has faced multiple accusations and lawsuits for past and present misconduct throughout his career. xXx sets out to entertain, and that it does.British prosecutors have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. No one would believe a guy like Xander Cage would be recruited as an undercover agent in any sort of organization, but that's not really the point. I think the bottom line is, this movie is so far-fetched and insane that it works as one of the best mindless action adventures of the last decade. Jackson & an equally clichéd turn from Marton Csokas. The supporting characters are fittingly absurd and bizzare, led by a prototypical performance from Samuel L.
All are staples of the franchise, and Xander Cage's first film outing is no different. Fast cars, explosions, women in scantily clad attire, incoherent plots, over-the-top villains, and catchy music. Essentially, this is just another Fast & Furious movie. Especially when it contains countless one-liners that do nothing but put a smile on my face from ear to ear. Or, at least the dialogue coming out of their mouths is awful.īut does a film like this really need to have great dialogue? I guess not. The humor is there, but in no way do I believe it's intentionally funny. xXx certainly has fun action, but that's about it. Now, the Fast & Furious franchise has figured out the right balance of lighthearted humor, bada** action sequences, and developed characters who we actually care about. What's not to like about it? Heck, even the horribly awful things are entertaining.īack when Vin Diesel decided not to come back to the Fast & Furious franchise, he chose to join F&F 1 director Rob Cohen in taking on another ridiculous action extravaganza, xXx. If any future filmmakers are looking for inspiration in the guilty-pleasure high octane action genre, xXx is exactly the film to look into.