Ultimate X: The Movie
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: May 10, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Most of Ultimate X is comprised of truly exhilarating footage of men -- and one woman -- pushing their bodies and their nerve to the edge. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldHoward Cohen
Quibbles aside, Ultimate X zips by speedily and is rad fun for sports fans and sedentary folks alike. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
In a feat of truly impressive cinematic finesse, Hendricks manages to capture every possible angle, from below a soaring motorcycle to atop a speeding luger's helmet.
70
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
In the end, after the super-modified shovel racing, wild half-pipe action and integral employment of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," there's a poignancy to the piece.
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
All of this looks great on the giant IMAX screen -- most things do -- but the filmmakers can't shake the sense that this is an inflated TV special. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
The film's strengths may actually work against it with younger fans who might be disappointed by the few stomach-churning, white-knuckler moments. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
After clawing their way into the Olympics, so-called extreme sports deserve respect, but this is no way to get it. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDan DeLuca
This being the "ultimate" movie about "extreme" sports, there's a lot of superlative slinging in the commentary. Read full review
60
Village VoiceEd Halter
Nausea-inducing street luge provides the requisite kinesthetic thrill of this mega-cinematic genre. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
Instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the X Games, we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
This compilation of blisteringly tight stunts plays like the world's longest Mountain Dew commercial. Read full review
50
VarietyScott Foundas
Most impressive in an objective sense, as a technical exercise -- its staccato technique preventing greater involvement. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineFrank Lovece
Happily, a feeling of genuine comradeship among these athletes shines through, and their irreverent, go-for-broke comments are a jolt of fun compared to the usual canned epigrams from pampered sports multimillionaires. Read full review
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