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 »
As Diesel says, ''I like something fast enough to do something stupid in.'' Mission accomplished.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.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 »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven 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 »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Built of action-sport stunts, has adrenaline to spare. But, c'mon. Where is its sense of fun?Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James 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 »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's hard to hate a movie, even one this droolingly crass, that knows how to laugh at itself.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
All you get here for paid admission is a long and terrific avalanche scene -- state of the art, no question. Then it's over and ready to melt away, much like memories of this movie.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Essentially a dumb guy's day in Heaven. The movie's retrofitted with stunts, fights, explosions, drugs, babes and cars -- not necessarily in that order.Read Full Review »