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.
Theatrical Release: August 9, 2002
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Blue BD Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
PCM 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai - Optional
Director of Photography
Dean Semler: Director Of Photography, STEALTH (2005)
Executive Producer
Arne Schmidt: PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE
Executive Producer
George Zakk: Executive Producer, XXX (2002)
Executive Producer
Todd Garner: Executive Film Producer, TOMCATS (2001)
Executive Producer
Vin Diesel: American actor
Production Designer
Gavin Bocquet: Production Designer, XXX (2002)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joel Hynek: Visual Effects Supervisor, STEALTH (2005)
Costume Designer
Sanka Milkovic Hays: Costume Designer, XXX (2002)
Review 1:
"...[Diesel is] a dynamite screen presence....[Argento] gives the role a slinking, teasing perversity..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.78 09/05/2002
Review 2:
"...It's fully stocked with the requisite bond movie paraphernalia....Vin Diesel is an action star..."
Source: Box Office
p.62 10/01/2002
Review 3:
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.60 11/01/2002
Review 4:
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.60 11/01/2002
Review 5:
"...Brash, ballsy and bursting with big, blaring bangs. And that'll do for a Friday night..."
Source: Total Film
p.102 11/01/2002
Review 6:
"...There's no denying that the man knows how to keep things moving..."
Source: Hollywood Reporter
p.13 12/31/2002