Critic Reviews

• Drew Toal, Time Out New York

  Such dime-store philosophy, coupled with the running commentary from the Games' heinously Spicoli-esque announcers, ruins an otherwise gripping, in-your-face experience.

• Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly

  Aside from unrevealing sit-downs with a few key players, X-Games 3D: The Movie is mostly an overlong demo reel of increasingly gutsy tricks.

• Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

  Unfocused and underwhelming, X Games 3D is most notable as a missed opportunity.

• Kyle Smith, New York Post

  This feature is X-treme only in its multidimensional dullness, which is compounded by interviews in which the interchangeable thrillbots discuss themselves and each other with an immense lack of insight.

• Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

  This is more a highlights reel than a movie, but there's not a film out there that can top the drama of Danny Way jumping the Great Wall of China by skateboard -- with a broken ankle.

• Robert Abele, Chicago Tribune

  Although the competitions are undoubtedly impressive achievements in the daredevil arts, as a record of what these mentally tough participants do, it too often feels like a warmed-over energy drink.

• Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

  You might enjoy this oddball ESPN documentary about extreme sports including skateboarding, motorcycling and motocross. Mostly, I think, it's aimed at kids and/or extreme sports enthusiasts.

• Andrew Wright, The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

  A slick, fawning, shamelessly commercial puff piece that occasionally hits on an eye-popping image and just goes sick.

• Gary Wolcott, Tri-City Herald

  The highlight is a contest of wills between three contestants of the extreme skateboarding of the Slam event. It is heavy drama worth the price of the ticket.

• Ross Anthony, Hollywood Report Card

  A dirt bike motorcycle enthusiast as well as a 3D aficionado, I had a great time overall, despite the film's imperfections.

• Dan Lybarger, eFilmCritic.com

  There's some jaw dropping eye candy in 'X Games 3D: The Movie,' but there are also wasted opportunities.

• Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

  Has stunning 3D visuals which briefly provide a rush of adrenaline, but it often feels too dull while lacking insight and suspense as well as palpable excitement.

• James Rocchi, Common Sense Media

  Sports documentary is full of sights -- and salesmanship.

• Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

  Be aware that the action is so extreme it verges on being a sports snuff film.

• Jim Judy, Screen It!

  Parental Content Review

• Mark Keizer, Boxoffice Magazine

  Lawrence isn't asking us to consider these deeper thoughts. He's in it for the thrills, with no interest in the wives, children or friends who worry about the life these men have chosen.

• Nell Minow, Beliefnet

  3D is X-treme film-making and thus well suited to the X Games, hyper-intense, hyper-dangerous, hyper-what are they thinking? sports that are closer to stunts.

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