The AAA of action, XXX is a blast of adrenalin, rated EEE for excitement. And Vin Diesel is the man.
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09/02/02
XXX (2002)
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Reviews Counted:174
Fresh:83
Rotten:91
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Though peddled as a new brand of spy movie, XXX is really just more of the same old thing.
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $141,134,092
Synopsis: This amped action drama stars Vin Diesel as Xander (aka Triple X), a rebellious extreme sports star with a mission to defy authority and create anarchy. In the dramatic opening scene of the movie,... [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas
Director: Rob Cohen
Reviews for XXX
Top CriticNo review available.
08/27/02
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09/08/09
As an action director, Mr. Cohen is competent, but this film -- which is pretty much as non-stop as an action movie can get -- needed a director with a little more finesse.
07/14/07
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 be it.
06/24/06
Okay, that’s it. My summer of movies has been completely pissed on.
12/06/05
Not since the days when Joel Silver ruled Hollywood and musclebound subliterates vied for supremacy on the big screen has the industry spawned a phenomenon as garish and confounding as Vin Diesel.
12/06/05
Cohen's brainless bombast proves to be a perfect fit for this shamelessly, deliciously ridiculous reinvention of James Bond-style spy shenanigans.
01/07/05
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-evaluation of spy flicks and their relevancy to an ever more youthful audience.
02/01/04
really just boring
01/10/04
XXX is a dream role for an action star, and ... Diesel is the perfect man for the job.
01/06/04
The filmmakers are so intent on bludgeoning their audience into submission that after 10 minutes you've become numb.
09/06/03
XXX happily wallows in the fact that it’s 100-percent loopy, kinetic and silly.
06/27/03
The wondrous opening sequence was better than any Bond film, and things were looking up until the characters started talking.
05/20/03
Sporadically entertaining, this is nevertheless seriously hampered by a very choppy screenplay.
03/02/03
Top CriticBond-inspired? Certainly. Likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise? Let’s hope not.
02/12/03
For an action-packed, brain-dead testosterone fest, I have to admit Rob Cohen's XXX isn't that bad.
02/08/03
A thrilling ride with plenty of style and lots of unbelievability.
01/08/03
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 Diesel. But it's sound and fury signifying nothing.
12/18/02
Vin may not yet be a Bond, or a Terminator, or even Conan the Barbarian. But he's got presence and charisma.
11/19/02
Top CriticLatest News for XXX
August 26, 2009:
Director Hired for XXX: The Return of Xander Cage 
The third "XXX" film has a director: Columbia has hired Ericson Core to helm "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage," which "involves Cage's return to the National Security Agency... More...
June 10, 2009:
Rob Cohen Backs Out of XXX Sequel
If a third "XXX" movie ends up getting made, it'll most likely be without director Rob Cohen, who has ankled the project in favor of a New Regency project Cohen's describing as... More...
May 12, 2009:
Michael Ferris Talks NexXxt Xander Cage Sequel
Good news, fans of the letter X -- screenwriter Michael Ferris tells Collider that a draft of the next "xXx" sequel will be delivered to the studio next week. More...
April 02, 2009:
Total Recall: Vin Diesel's Best-Reviewed Movies
With the release of Fast & Furious this Friday, Vin Diesel joins the elite ranks of actors who have starred in franchises that have spun off more than two sequels. Now that Vin... More...
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