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XXX (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 168
Fresh: 79
Rotten:89
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.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, non-stop action sequences, sensuality, drug content and language
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Aug 9, 2002 Wide
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, Xander pulls an outrageous serious of... 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, Xander pulls an outrageous serious of stunts with the help of a band of similar-minded jocks, broadcasts the whole event live onto the Internet with a network of strategically placed digital cameras, and then avoids being captured by the squadron of police who pursue him. When Triple X is later taken into custody, Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), a representative from a government agency, hires the chiseled athlete and turns him into a secret agent with a mission to travel to Prague and collapse a dangerous terrorist cell operated by Yorgi (Martin Csokas) and the seductive Yelena (Asia Argento). Triple X is quickly drawn into Yorgi's lair, a stunning chateau situated in the mountains that is equipped with every high-tech modern amenity imaginable, along with a sizeable team of extra-large Slav bodyguards, a laboratory staffed by top scientists, and an always-ready gaggle of gorgeous concubines. Non-stop stunts, pounding hard-core music, elaborate sets, and inventive costumes make this Rob Cohen-directed adrenaline overload a visually exciting, aurally engaging, highly entertaining success. [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Danny Trejo, Michael Roof, Tom Everett, Eve
Director: Rob Cohen
Director: Rob Cohen
Screenwriter: Rich Wilkes
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Randy Edelman
Studio: Columbia Pictures
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Reviews for XXX
Cohen's brainless bombast proves to be a perfect fit for this shamelessly, deliciously ridiculous reinvention of James Bond-style spy shenanigans.
XXX is a dream role for an action star, and ... Diesel is the perfect man for the job.
The filmmakers are so intent on bludgeoning their audience into submission that after 10 minutes you've become numb.
XXX happily wallows in the fact that it’s 100-percent loopy, kinetic and silly.
Bond-inspired? Certainly. Likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise? Let’s hope not.
For an action-packed, brain-dead testosterone fest, I have to admit Rob Cohen's XXX isn't that bad.
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.
Latest News for XXX
November 17, 2008:
Ferris and Brancato Circle XXX Sequel ![]()
Michael Ferris and John Brancato are in early talks with Columbia Pictures to write the script for the upcoming "XXX" sequel, "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage." More...
October 29, 2008:
Rob Cohen Starts the XXX Sequel Countdown ![]()
According to Rob Cohen, the next "XXX" sequel -- titled "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" -- is moving right along, and should be in theaters by the summer of 2010. More...
September 19, 2008:
Weekly Ketchup: Vin Diesel Returns to XXX Franchise
This week's Ketchup bottle brings news of Vin Diesel's return to the XXX franchise, and The Rock heads to Tomorrowland. More...
September 16, 2008:
Columbia Moves Forward with XXX Sequel ![]()
Those talks that Rob Cohen, Joe Roth, and Vin Diesel had over the summer about a third "XXX" movie seem t


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