Rotten
Explosions abound, along with expository dialogue and a ham-tastic triad of performances from Sam Jackson, Willem Dafoe, and Peter Strauss.
Peter L'Official, Village Voice
xXx: State of the Union
Prepare for the next level
2005 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Tamahori
Overview
Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.
Director and cast
- Lee Tamahori Director
- Ice Cube as Darius Stone / XXX
- Samuel L. Jackson as Agent Augustus Gibbons
- Willem Dafoe as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
- Scott Speedman as Agent Kyle Steele
- Peter Strauss as President James Sandford
- Xzibit as Zeke
- Michael Roof as Toby Lee Shavers
- Sunny Mabrey as Charlie Mayweather
- Nona Gaye Cast
- John Gleeson Connolly Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is that rare B movie that's rooted in gut-level stirrings of power and retaliation.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
So primitive, it must have been written in lizard blood on animal skin.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
You'd need a crane to suspend your disbelief.
Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Rotten
So devoid of craft, it looks as though it were filmed by robots.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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