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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe full-length feature film uses groundbreaking digital 3D techniques to provide an unprecedented all-access pass to the X Games.
- 60Washington PostWashington PostFor a quick ticket into the world of extreme sports, the sky-high, adrenaline-gorged stunts captured in X Games will make any spectator gasp, wince and brace with fear.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttOnly in the loosest sense is X Games 3D: The Movie an actual movie. It is essentially a promotional film for extreme action sports and ESPN.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceSteve Lawrence's glitzy infotainment raises the question, "How much awesomeness can an audience take?"
- 50Boston GlobeBoston GlobeYou’d think the 3-D effects would bring the action closer, but the kooky optics often have the opposite effect, turning the athletes into GI Joe and Boba Fett action figures zipping around a dollhouse set.
- An uneven thrill-circus display that too often feels like TV writ large and loud rather than the kind of cinematic reimagining that defined the surf-flick genre.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubPoorly written, contains too much hero worship and profiles too many events - including one that combines the high jump with motorcycles. But the documentary generates a remarkable amount of goodwill with its stunning visuals, which look breathtaking in 3-D.
- 40VarietyVarietyA relatively unimaginative take on the proceedings, coupled with occasionally bizarre stereoscopic work and awkward narration, causes the picture to bail out more often than it soars.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf you're a fan of extreme skateboarding, motorcycling and motocross, this is the movie for you. If not, not. And even if you are, what's in the film other than what you might have seen on TV? Yes, it's in 3D, which adds nothing and dims the picture.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithDemonstrating that an hour and a half of stunts doesn't make a movie, this feature is X-treme only in its multidimensional dullness.