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'XXX: State of the Union': More shtick than street

Like the "XXX" original, "XXX: State of the Union" is ultra loud and often looks like a PlayStation game. But when the fast and furious bludgeoning and blow-ups wane, the screen may as well be tuned to channel zero. This time agent XXX is played by Ice Cube, and this movie wants desperately to roll ghetto style. But Cube is so far removed from his mad rapper days with NWA that his barbs and rhymes come off as more shtick than street. And the rest of the cast, including Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe, look like they're sleepwalking. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Darius Stone, a new agent in the top-secret XXX program, is sent to Washington to thwart a plot to overthrow the United States government.

FILM FACTS ...
Columbia Pictures
'XXX: State of the Union'

Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe, Samuel L. Jackson, Xzibit
Run time: 101 minutes
Release date: April 29, 2005
Rating: R for sequences of intense action violence and some language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D-
"To say XXX: State of the Union is stupid is giving this insipid sequel to the 2002 Vin Diesel vehicle too much credit."


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