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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannMost of Ultimate X is comprised of truly exhilarating footage of men -- and one woman -- pushing their bodies and their nerve to the edge.
- 75Miami HeraldHoward CohenMiami HeraldHoward CohenQuibbles aside, Ultimate X zips by speedily and is rad fun for sports fans and sedentary folks alike.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIn a feat of truly impressive cinematic finesse, Hendricks manages to capture every possible angle, from below a soaring motorcycle to atop a speeding luger's helmet.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufIn the end, after the super-modified shovel racing, wild half-pipe action and integral employment of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," there's a poignancy to the piece.
- 70L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonAll of this looks great on the giant IMAX screen -- most things do -- but the filmmakers can't shake the sense that this is an inflated TV special.
- The film's strengths may actually work against it with younger fans who might be disappointed by the few stomach-churning, white-knuckler moments.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceNausea-inducing street luge provides the requisite kinesthetic thrill of this mega-cinematic genre.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielInstead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the X Games, we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThis compilation of blisteringly tight stunts plays like the world's longest Mountain Dew commercial.
- 40TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceHappily, a feeling of genuine comradeship among these athletes shines through, and their irreverent, go-for-broke comments are a jolt of fun compared to the usual canned epigrams from pampered sports multimillionaires.