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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 9, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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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
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A threat to the Bond franchise? Not a threat so much as a salute. I don't want James Bond to turn crude and muscular on me; I like the suave style. But I like Xander, too, especially since he seems to have studied Bond so very carefully. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
Director 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. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy deWolf Smith
To top it all off, no matter where you sit in the theater, no matter how far you arch back in your seat, there's no escaping the sensation that all the action on the screen is taking place about three feet from your face. I loved it.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
In terms of adrenaline, XXX is one of the most satisfying entries this summer. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
It's too ridiculous, too flatly acted, too action-packed, too, well, fun. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Diesel 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. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Brash, chaotic and jostlingly entertaining. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
In Hollywood, and perhaps beyond, there's nothing more predictable than a rebel with a cause. XXX pretends otherwise, but isn't really fooling anyone -- ultimately, this is a movie as generic as its title. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
As junky as the movie is, you've gotta love its immersion in the preposterous and its naive hope that street credibility and attitude, along with a need for speed, are all that's really necessary in this big, bad world. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
As Diesel says, ''I like something fast enough to do something stupid in.'' Mission accomplished. Read full review
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