Xxx(Blu-ray) (2002)

Editor's Note 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.

	Danny Trejo
	Samuel L. Jackson
	Eve
	Asia Argento
	Vin Diesel
	Tom Everett
	Michael Roof
	Marton Csokas
	Rich Wilkes - Screenwriter
	Joel Hynek - Visual Effects Supervisor
	Sanka Milkovic Hays - Costume Designer
	Vin Diesel - Executive Producer
	George Zakk - Executive Producer
	Dean Semler - Director of Photography
	Chris Lebenzon - Editor
	Arne Schmidt - Executive Producer
	Gavin Bocquet - Production Designer
	Neal H. Moritz - Producer
	Randy Edelman - Composer
	Todd Garner - Executive Producer
	Rob Cohen - Director

Rolling Stone
"...[Diesel is] a dynamite screen presence....[Argento] gives the role a slinking, teasing perversity..." 09/05/2002 p.78

Box Office
"...It's fully stocked with the requisite bond movie paraphernalia....Vin Diesel is an action star..." 10/01/2002 p.62

Sight and Sound
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..." 11/01/2002 p.60

Sight and Sound
"...Diesel's star vehicle stands as a fast, polished and potent exercise in popular film-making..." 11/01/2002 p.60

Total Film
"...Brash, ballsy and bursting with big, blaring bangs. And that'll do for a Friday night..." 11/01/2002 p.102

Hollywood Reporter
"...There's no denying that the man knows how to keep things moving..." 12/31/2002 p.13