While there's something admirable about Dobrev carefully picking her roles, the actress' aim hasn't always on point — like when she found her way back to the big screen in 2017's Crash Pad and xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
With only a limited release, Crash Pad received an average score of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic. In a particularly harsh review of the comedy, the Los Angeles Times called it "stubbornly unfunny," adding that the "plucky ensemble fails to elevate" the "forced, formulaic revenge comedy." Meanwhile, xXx: Return of Xander Cage performed even worse with critics. Giving it a 45 percent rating, Rotten Tomatoes' general consensus read, "xXx: Return of Xander Cage should satisfy fans of the first two installments, but its preponderance of set pieces can't quite make up for a tired storyline that fails to take the franchise — or action fans — anywhere new." To be fair, what the action flick lacked in critical acclaim and originality, it more than made up for at the box office, grossing an impressive $346.1 million worldwide.
Unfortunately, neither project seemed to do much to further Dobrev's career prospects.
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