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''xXx'' (pronounced "Triple X") is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency who is sent on a dangerous mission to infiltrate a group of potential Russian terrorists in Central Europe. ''xXx'' also stars Asia Argento, Samuel L. Jackson, and Marton Csokas. Cohen previously directed ''The Fast and the Furious'', in which Diesel also starred. The film received mixed reviews〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/xxx/ )〕 but was a financial success for the studios, grossing US$277,448,382 worldwide.〔 It was followed by a 2005 sequel entitled ''xXx: State of the Union''. ==Plot== An NSA mission to collect intel on Anarchy 99, a mercenary group made up of former Russian soldiers goes awry when the agent's identity is discovered by the group. NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons, overseeing the operation to get any intel on the group's plans for the biochemical weapon named "Silent Night" that has been missing since the fall of the Soviet Union, believes the only way to get close is to recruit an agent that would not have any ties to the United States government. He selects Xander Cage, also known as X, an extreme sports professional and host of his own television show who is outspoken against the government and was recently captured by the FBI for stealing and destroying a prominent California senator's car as an act of protest. Gibbons puts Cage through two tests - stopping a staged diner robbery, and escaping from a drug cartel's plantation in Colombia - and offers Cage the mission. Cage reluctantly agrees when Gibbons offers to wipe his criminal record away. Cage goes to Prague and meets with the NSA support team including Czech agent Milan Sova, who immediately is hostile to Cage's attitude. While scouting an Anarchy 99 party, Cage purposely reveals Sova's cover, which allows him to gain the confidence of Anarchy 99's leader, Yorgi. Through Yorgi's brother Kolya, who is a big fan of Cage's show, Cage gains critical information on the military background of Anarchy 99's members. Later, Cage is attending a car deal with Yorgi at his invention when Sova shows up and starts a firefight. Cage shoots Sova with a fake blood-splatter round to make it look like he is dead, which causes Yorgi to fully accept Cage as a member of Anarchy 99. Cage returns with Yorgi to their headquarters, a castle outside of the city, where he meets Yorgi's girlfriend Yelena. That night while staying at the castle, Cage finds Yelena trying to break into Yorgi's safe. Rather than risk getting them both caught, Cage takes Yelena to a restaurant in town and explains he is an American agent trying to stop Yorgi. However, they are interrupted when Yelena gets a call from Kirill, a sniper working for Yorgi, who reveals they know of Cage's true identity before he starts firing on them. Cage helps Yelena to escape unharmed but is kidnapped by the NSA team. Agent Gibbons, now in Prague, tells Cage to return home since his cover is blown, but Cage refuses as he fears for Yelena's safety from both Yorgi and a planned attack on the castle by special forces. Cage learns that Sova purposely blew his cover. Disregarding orders, Cage sneaks back to the castle, and is able to overhear Yorgi's plans as he explains them to Yelena: Yorgi is equipping a waterborn drone named Ahab with Silent Night which he will then use to release the biochemical in the middle of every major city, starting with Prague. Recognizing Yelena is in trouble, Cage is able to rescue her from Yorgi and eludes capture, killing Kolya in the process. At a safehouse, Yelena explains she too is an FSB agent, having starting working undercover to get close to Yorgi two years ago, but six months after the start of the operation, her contacts abandoned her and she has been alone since. Assured of her safety, Cage races to a nearby monitoring station which Anarchy 99 uses to secure the castle and destroys it by starting an avalanche. However, Cage is captured by Yorgi's forces. He is taken back to Yorgi, who reveals he has captured Yelena again and has known about her true identity. As the special forces attack starts, Cage and Yelena use the opportunity to escape, killing Kirill and Yorgi, but not until Yorgi has had a chance to launch Ahab towards the center of Prague. Cage and Yelena use a modified Pontiac GTO that Cage had outfitted with special gear and follow Ahab. Meanwhile, Cage has alerted Gibbons, who has the Czech military prepare to destroy the Ahab via airstrikes with the unfortunate side effect of releasing some of the biochemical agent. Cage is able to harpoon Ahab from the car, and manages to cause the drone to sink underwater where it and the biochemical weapon is destroyed harmlessly before the airstrikes are needed. Cage is soon rescued, and Gibbons promises Yelena to help her gain American citizenship. In the epilogue, Cage and Yelena are relaxing in Bora Bora when Gibbons calls in and tells him there is another mission for him. Cage ignores him and returns to swimming with Yelena. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「XXX (2002 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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