Why Hollywood Won't Cast Her Anymore

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'sCrash Pad andxXx: Return of Xander Cage.

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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