XXX: State of the Union (XXX: The Next Level) (2005)
Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott Speedman
NSA Agent August Gibbons, fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent Darius Stone, now code-named "XXX," must track down a military splinter group that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed by:
Lee Tamahori
Release Date: Apr 29, 2005
DVD Release Date: Jul 26, 2005
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Here's an equation for a sequel for you.
Take A decent action movie, subtract the director and star of the first one, add in a rapper/actor, and blend with a pile of crap script that is basically just a retool of the first one and what do you get.
... (read more) Here's an equation for a sequel for you.
Take A decent action movie, subtract the director and star of the first one, add in a rapper/actor, and blend with a pile of crap script that is basically just a retool of the first one and what do you get.
You get this terrible movie.
Better action, less complicated story (no Russian accent), but Xander still fits better, I guess.
I boycott Ice Cube for film, music, and life (except Boyz N the Hood)
Xander Cage is taken out and the NSA attacked, forcing Samuel L. Jackson to recruit a new Triple X agent, Darius Stone, to face off against Secretary of Defense George Deckert and the miltary coup he plans on leading during the Presidents State of th... (read more) Xander Cage is taken out and the NSA attacked, forcing Samuel L. Jackson to recruit a new Triple X agent, Darius Stone, to face off against Secretary of Defense George Deckert and the miltary coup he plans on leading during the Presidents State of the Union address (basically its Barak Obama's worse nightmare).
Decient if gimmicky action movie that replaces the extreme sports bent of the first with gangsta rap. Actings nothing to speak of (even the normally good Willem Defoe), Jackson is Jackson, Scott Speedman is waisted (see Adoration or Weirdsville for a better example of his work). Not as good as the first and director Lee Tamahori goes a little overboard with the CGI at the end. Personally I was routing for the army (though that might have somethingto do with Ice Cube's speach to the car thieves to go fight for their rights to jack the finest cars...hmmm). Rental.
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Its action scenes are too absurd and too computer-generated to produce any kind of rush. The dialogue, not just amateurish, fails even to approximate something resembling human interaction.full review
Functions less as a movie than an overactive adrenal gland.full review
There are really only two kinds of big-budget action movies: stupid, and good and stupid. Surprisingly, XXX: State of the Union is good and stupid.full review
Did I enjoy this movie? Only in a dumb mindless way. It has whatever made the original XXX entertaining, but a little less of it. Does it make the slightest sense? Of course not.full review
This flashy atrocity, clearly a lost cause from the first five minutes, offers viewers no option but to assume crash position and brace themselves for the worst.full review
Despite its title, XXX: State of the Union is neither pornographic nor political.full review
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