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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 9, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
16
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyRobert Koehler
A 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. Read full review
60
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Doesn't hit a home run on every action sequence -- an early bit set in Colombia is too long and too disjointed -- but there are one or two bits in the movie's latter third that are guaranteed to hook action fans.
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Momentum, motivation and story are all swallowed by simple sensation, and the film finally exhausts itself for lack of stylistic imagination. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
The film gives good action (amid more tired spy business) but comes riddled with contradictions. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Action 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. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Less a movie than a collection of pretty cool action set-pieces, linked together with some seriously awful acting and dialogue that even Dr. Evil couldn't deliver with a straight face. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
It's hard to hate a movie, even one this droolingly crass, that knows how to laugh at itself. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Built of action-sport stunts, has adrenaline to spare. But, c'mon. Where is its sense of fun? Read full review
50
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
XXX may be a celebration of jock culture stupidity, but it's also guaranteed not to produce any ZZZ's.
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Can I admit XXX is as deep as a Petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure? Because I have to confess, when special agent Xander Cage tossed two detonators onto a mountainside and outran the ensuing avalanche on a snowboard, I was digging the action. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Pumped-up, dumbed-down Bond, with tattoos instead of brains. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
For Vin Diesel, starring in XXX is a wonderfully smart career move. Too bad neither "wonderful" nor "smart" are applicable adjectives to describe this film. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Suit #3: But what will we call the sequel? Suit #1: "XXXX"? Suit #2: Brilliant! Read full review
40
Film ThreatEric Campos
There'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. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Honestly, at this point in time there's no legitimate reason to confuse “bad ass” filmmaking with just plain bad. Nice GTO, though. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The irony is that for all its "not your father's spy movie" posing, it's exactly like the later James Bond pictures: predictable, lightweight and 100 percent disposable Read full review
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