XXX: State of the Union (XXX: The Next Level)

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 tr...( read more  read more... )ack 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

Released: April 29, 2005

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DVD Released: July 26, 2005

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  • January 8, 2009
    Ice Cube is recruited as the next XXX. He has to save the president from assassination. Good action but very cheesy dialogue.
  • August 27, 2008
    Not a bad film really, just run of the mill action flick that would'nt look outta place from the 80's. A nice opening sequence that looks pretty smart and hi-tech, usual stuff packs the middle and it finishes on a VERY poor cgi looking finale.
    A black man's James Bond basically, ... ...( read more )
  • January 19, 2008
    Ice Cube and Samuel L. Jackson have to save the president from a militant Dept. of Defence office holder.
  • January 19, 2008
    I enjoyed it in a dumb ass way, an over the top plot with some great action and bad acting.
  • December 24, 2007
    A very poor sequel when the first was so good. Just looks wrong and the plot is laughable at times. Stick with the first.
  • June 21, 2009
    The best of the two movies in the XXX series. An exciting action packed movie with a bit of Sci-Fi thrown in. A must see!

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April 29, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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

April 29, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Functions less as a movie than an overactive adrenal gland. full review

April 29, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

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

April 28, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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

April 28, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

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

April 27, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Despite its title, XXX: State of the Union is neither pornographic nor political. full review

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  • rockerbaby18
    January 8, 2007
    Haha so when me and my friends were being forced to watch this against our will in our Chemistry 30 class, (dont ask) during the part where he jumps off the building, my friend Riley said, "you know what would make this the worst, corniest, most predictable movie ever? if a helicopter was miraculously flying by and it saved him." and then he reaches out and grabs the footbar of a helicopter.....
    *shakes head*
  • jbpelican
    July 24, 2006
    Well the first was about a hundred times better, but its ok i spose. Ice Cube was pretty shit as an ex marine turned secret agent. The wire work in the explosions stick out like dogs balls on a canary but despite all of this, you shoul;d be able to sit through it at least 2 or 3 times.

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