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2.0
Even in the summertime, the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibiliti ..
EW
4.4
In its own punk way, XXX is as good as a good Bond movie, and thats saying something.
Rogerebert
0.5
If Dubya and Dick Cheney had made their very own post 9/11 patriotic propaganda movie for the teens they need as globalisation fodder, then this would ..
Time Out
2.0
Honestly, at this point in time theres no legitimate reason to confuse bad ass filmmaking with just plain bad.
1.5
Call me a cold hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie, but I believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of ..
E Film Critic
0.6
Like the film rating that the title recalls, children AND adults should not be allowed admission.
E Film Critic
3.8
Everything about the picture is fun, including the things wrong with it.Its scale and audacity, its brashness and vulgarity make it a pleasure from be ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
Critique: Definitely not the perfect all out summer popcorn movie that I was expecting, XXX still managed to deliver plenty of extreme action sequence ..
JoBlo
3.0
Its a boom box of a movie that might have been titled The Loud and the Ludicrous...the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is ..
One Guys Opinion
2.5
This film should appeal to young fans of video games and older thrill seekers and fans of extreme sports.
Sover
2.5
Unfortunately, this is action without tension, explosions without the concussion.
ReelViews
3.0
They have the correct ingredients to make this a successful series and they grab your attention with the spectacular stunt stuff.
3.0
The big difference is this bond has lots of tattoos and the movie soundtrack is this heavy, pulsating techno rock stuff.It is fun in a loud, cheeky ki ..
Lariat
3.0
You can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like youve completely lowered your entertainment standards.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The action is exhilarating but the dialogue is mostly hokey. Diesel needs a film cleverly written around him, not one he can just readily get his arms ..
News Review
3.0
Yet, unlike that film, at least this ones palatable garbage as its the ultimate dumb but fun and stupid but often exhilarating summer popcorn flick.
Screen It
2.5
And while its definitely watchable drivel, continuous kinetic energy without any suspense is pretty boring, really.
Shadows On The Wall
4.5
I love a great action movie as much as the next person, and XXX is definitely that.
Pop Matters
3.0
It may be stupid, but it knows its stupid, although it definitely drags in the middle and could have done with being twenty minutes shorter.
View London
1.3
The infuriating thing about XXX isnt that it delivers thrills and spills to moviegoers who dont know any better, but that its Hollywood hype reinforce ..
Cs Monitor
3.0
Still, XXX delivers enough furious energy to satisfy most action fans, and enough attitude and phenomenal stunts to compensate for the occasionally we ..
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Too bad his cinematic vehicle a so silly its almost entertaining thriller cant say the same thing.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.0
Its never clear how much of XXX is meant to be taken as a straight spy thriller and how much of it is spoof.
Mountain X
4.5
Undisputed is not about finding a measure of dignity in the aftermath of crime and punishment.
2.0
Rather than a new breed of secret agent, the makers of XXX have created a dumber version of Rambo, and I have just one question: YYY
Toronto Star
3.8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
4.5
In XXX, Diesel is that rare creature an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.
Salon
3.0
Sporadically entertaining, this is nevertheless seriously hampered by a very choppy screenplay.
Empire
4.0
Everything the film promises it delivers, even for heavy metal fans.
3.0
So what is this radical, fresh, formula for action and espionage thrills
Bbc
3.8
Cohens brainless bombast proves to be a perfect fit for this shamelessly, deliciously ridiculous reinvention of James Bond style spy shenanigans.
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
Intended as nothing more than a mindless entertainment, XXX succeeds on the sole basis of getting the heart pumping as one masterfully rendered, if hi ..
The Movie Boy
4.0
With all the stimulating action sequences you can ask for, a touch of class and some fine comedic moments, youll leave the theater wanting more.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.5
But despite the blatant rips XXXs storyline remains entertaining enough.
Hollywood
2.0
Diesel looks like hes having a blast on screen, and his gusto is infectious.
Seattle Pi
4.0
A huge portion of the credit for this spectacle goes to its 53 year old director.
Cnn
2.5
And the action only gets better.The films most visually amazing showpiece involves Triple X deliberately setting off an avalanche then out running it ..
Spliced Wire
3.0
Groovy gadgets, deadpan quips and stunning set piece stunts reign supreme in this expertly made schlockbuster.
Herald Sun
3.1
It steals most of its basic situations and characters from the Bond formula.
Movie Habit
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
1.5
Its too ridiculous, too flatly acted, too action packed, too, well, fun.
Oregon Live
3.0
Its big and noisy and full of stunts and action hero moments. And, like a Bond film, its not all that good.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Luckily, Diesels got the looks and a really cool gun. And thats just XXX cellent.
E Online
1.5
For every action sequence, there are shots dedicated to formulaic rips of the already tired spy subgenre.
3.8
The thrills and chills topple one another for sheer audacity of concept and seamlessness of execution.
Varia Gate
4.4
The film is as determined as Xander to kick some butt and have fun doing it.
Ross Anthony
3.1
View all articles by Joe Lozito Despite its title, the excitement in XXX comes from its literally non stop action sequences, not from anything untowar ..
Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
While it may be fun to watch Vin Diesel blow things up and talk trash, he honestly deserves a better script to go with all that natural presence and a ..
Movie Crypt
2.5
It could NOT have been a contender.Even the filmmakers werent going for greatness.
Montreal Film Journal
2.0
The action speaks louder than its words, in fact one may wonder what words!
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
2.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.0
Details: 2002, USA, Cert 12A, 124 mins Direction: Rob Cohen Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller Summary: An extreme sport specialist is coerced into taki ..
Film Guardian
4.0
If youre looking for a great summer action film that is pure enjoyment, xXx is absolutely your film.
Dvd Talk
1.5
xXx does the same thing to the Bond film that James Ellroys novels have done to the conventional detective novel: rendered it obsolete.
Dvd Talk
4.0
Yes, Rich Wilkess script is full of the most corny of action dialogue, and the story is as epic in its unlikelihood as any Bond picture could be, but ..
Film Quips Online
3.0
A hoot to watch so long as you dont pick at the plot holes or forget to suspend your disbelief.
Guide Live
2.0
Never mind that its often crude, gauche, and obnoxious. It never pretends to be otherwise, and in its flagrant honesty, it earns a strange sort of res ..
Flip Side Archive
2.5
Why this Detroit business decided to stay and expand in the city This 27 year old from Waterford wants people to know small businesses like his can ma ..
Freep
2.5
The pretensions and disposable story sink the movie. And Diesel isnt the actor to save it.
Denver Post
2.0
Both XXX and its title character are devoid of personality, without even something like shaken, not stirred to potentially turn into a trademark.
Film Blather
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get back returns
Movie Eye
2.0
James Bond on steroids The only way this is entertaining is if you make up your own jokes about the laughable dialog while watching with your friends.
TheMovieChicks.com
3.8
Its got plenty of ironic humor, visual flair and some of the best action movie build up since The Rock.
Mid West Film Journal
1.5
XXX seems like a missed opportunity not a commercial one, mind you, because the flick will no doubt make a mint but as an honest to goodness re evalua ..
IGN Movies
2.5
But its Diesels movie to carry and Cohens role to entertain with an broad array of smoke and mirrors.
Nitrate Online
3.0
Cohen is convinced that the spirit of XXX is a patriotic endeavor and that hes really tapped the vein of the Korn led anger movement.His idea is that ..
Films Nobs
1.5
Its like the longest MTV video ever created.Its not even like a good MTV video, either.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
A live action video game adrenaline junkies will identify with and embrace.
Eclipse Magazine
3.8
As the movie opens, Xander makes a daring political statement by snatching the fancy sports vehicle of a right wing state senator, whose hopes of bann ..
Cinema Phile
4.0
Vin Diesel vehicle about a bad boy turned secret agent is a perfect piece of popcorn cinema with style and a sly sense of humor.
Net Flix
4.0
Get ready, gang this aint the 60s and xXx aint your Daddys spy movie. This is the spy movie for the PS2 generation.
Film Force Ign
2.5
Triple X is a double agent, and hes one bad dude. When youve got the wildly popular Vin Diesel in the equation, it adds up to big box office bucks all ..
Fantastic A Daily
2.5
Suit #1: Sold. OK, set up the product placements. Call Motorola for a video cell phone doohickey. And have MTV play preview programs and ads on the ho ..
Chicago Tribune
3.8
XXX is the first time Mozart and Metal Rockers Rammstein have shared a music credit since, oh, the Minuet in F for Keyboard back in 1762
Movie Juice
2.5
The filmmakers might as well have given guns to those mountain biking, sky diving buddies from the Mountain Dew ads.
Suburban Chicago News
1.5
Director Rob Cohen and bullet headed star Vin Diesel reunite for a sometimes jaw dropping, mostly eye numbing exercise in explosions and high speed ch ..
Boston Phoenix
2.0
Bond answers the XXX challenge in the fall with Die Another Day; it will be a pleasant surprise if that movie is nearly as fun.
About Film
3.5
Had an irresistable energy, a sense of tongue in cheek fun that seems to be missing from a lot of action movies.
Gost Dog
4.0
This is pure summer razzle dazzle, packed with jaw dropping action scenes.
Citysearch
2.5
Its refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy; Diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly.
Zap2it.com
2.5
This is a movie that wants to do nothing more than show its hero blowing things up, punching bad guys and wooing PG 13 hotties. For what it is trying ..
Miami Herald
3.0
In XXX, Vin Diesel is pure beefy ego. His captors perforate his hide with tranquilizer darts in order to take him down or, more likely, just to shut h ..
Deep Focus
3.0
How willing are you to sit through another Playstation style movie where you cant reach for the controls
3.0
Mr. Diesel may have the body of a thug, but his face betrays a vulnerability that makes him an unusually human action hero, like a teddy bear on stero ..
3.8
Diesel makes poor Pierce Brosnan, the current James Bond, seem not only middle aged (which, of course, he is) but also fussy, effete and sadly out of ..
Sacramento Bee
3.1
For all the high end stunts and tricked out production design, much of the action comes off as curiously flat.
Seattle Times
3.0
On the downside, the action in XXX is average for a movie of this genre.
Movies Radio Free
1.5
Indian Trail Sun Valley QB Sam Howell, nearing several N.C. passing records, says hes a much better quarterback than a year ago when he led the Sparta ..
Charlotte
3.8
Dont walk into the theater expecting anything other than fist pumping action.
Arizona Daily Star
2.5
Both classify as and promise mindless, summer entertainment, but neither fulfills the promise.
Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
2.0
Soulless and even more damning virtually joyless, XXX achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence.
Entertainment Today
3.1
XXX so often gets the fun of the superhero genre exactly right that its faults are that much more tragic. It could have been so much more than it is.
3.8
X actly what you expect from the new hunky mega star Vin Diesel. Its fast furious and full of smirks and snarls!
Blunt Review
1.5
Lets face it, even Vins fake tats have more charisma than Pierce Brosnan.
Dallas Observer
3.0
Vin shows that he is the coolest movie star since Steve McQueen (and he even flies a motor cycle over a barbed wire fence to prove it).
2.0
Every defiantly over the top action scene from high stakes car chases to fearsome drug busts seizes your adrenal gland and milks it like an epileptic ..
Access Atlanta
0.0
If this, as the filmmakers suggest, is the Bond for the new generation, I want off this train called life right now.
Modamag.com
3.1
XXX is a dream role for an action star, and ... Diesel is the perfect man for the job.
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) ..
2.0
When it comes to genre movies, one mans cliche is anothers convention, and where you stand on this issue will largely determine your opinion of XXX
4.5
In the hands of a betetr director, this concept would have been a true world beater... the movie that all of us in the media have been hyping sight un ..
2.0
Its dumb fun slapped silly, a new franchise inspired by the Bond films thats not far from the porn its title promises; the film is a veritable orgy of ..
Bangor News
3.0
With his latest franchise, Cohen and screenwriter Rich Wilkes mostly just abandon the plot and offer moviegoers adrenalin pumping special effects and ..
Entertainment Nutz
1.5
Determinedly XTrEmE SPoRtz!(tm)...and really, isnt that a little 1994
2.0
A PlayStation game come to life, XXX is a movie almost exclusively dependent on the special effects department and the charm of its leading man, Vin D ..
1.5
The money shot in XXX is, like the rest of the film, all about out Bonding Bond.
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