Directed by:
Hark TsuiCinematography:
Peter PauComposer:
Gary ChangCast:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke, Paul Freeman, Natacha Lindinger, Valeria Cavalli, Malick Bowens, Xinxin Xiong, Paolo Calissano (more)VOD (1)
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A counterterrorist agent on that "one last mission" joins up with a flamboyant, rainbow-haired arms dealer in pursuit of a sleazy terrorist. This situation creates a narrative space enclosing gleefully excessive plot excesses (the arrival of an underground order of militaristic monks) and plenty of basketball-related jokes (a free-throw with a human skull). (official distributor synopsis)
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It's a completely stupid affair, but Van Damme tends to act deadly serious in all of his action films. It's hard to say whether it was the writers or the director who pushed him towards the opposite, but surprisingly, it works. In combination with the completely contrasting Mickey Rourke, whose character I almost like the most in his filmography, it can't be anything but average. I've seen better action in the filmography of the Belgian and the technical intricacies won't impress that much.
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I had fun with this movie, but more because of Mickey Rourke than JCVD. I don't want to say that JCVD was bad, some of his poses - he was more interesting in training than in actual fighting - are truly phenomenal, but Mickey really nailed it and he's a great scumbag here. Dennis Rodman is more of an ornament.
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