XXX Critic Reviews

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 the full review

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.Read the full review

In terms of adrenaline, XXX is one of the most satisfying entries this summer.Read the full review

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 the full review

As Diesel says, ''I like something fast enough to do something stupid in.'' Mission accomplished.Read the full review

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 the full review

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 the full review

Built of action-sport stunts, has adrenaline to spare. But, c'mon. Where is its sense of fun?Read the full review

It's hard to hate a movie, even one this droolingly crass, that knows how to laugh at itself.Read the full review