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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenDirector Rob Cohen supplies plenty of gore, attitude, loud music, and extreme-sports action -- in particular, a thrilling aerial drop that's followed by a crushing avalanche.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIn terms of adrenaline, XXX is one of the most satisfying entries this summer.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsDiesel clearly has fun playing a character so bullish that his skin seems to be made of leather, and he's self-conscious enough to pull it off even after the film surrenders to formula.
- 60VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerA brawny commercial attraction strategically tapping into the auds for extreme sports, spy pix, thrill rides, popcorn actioners and anyone looking to see Diesel kick butt, blow stuff up and/or take his shirt off.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerMomentum, motivation and story are all swallowed by simple sensation, and the film finally exhausts itself for lack of stylistic imagination.
- 50L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmThe film gives good action (amid more tired spy business) but comes riddled with contradictions.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottAction fans will watch their adrenaline levels redline, and those not at ease with this climax-after-climax style will white knuckle their way through to the end.
- 40Film ThreatFilm ThreatThere's a lot of goofy spy game crap going on, peppered with lesser quality action sequences. Ugh. I'm just so depressed and disappointed right now. I need a shoulder to cry on.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovHonestly, at this point in time there's no legitimate reason to confuse “bad ass” filmmaking with just plain bad. Nice GTO, though.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe infuriating thing about XXX isn't that it delivers thrills and spills to moviegoers who don't know any better, but that its Hollywood hype reinforces the notion that brain-dead entertainment is what movies are all about.