This one was good, but not great. The story was ok, but I felt like I was watching a movie of a 64 bit video game where the hero has to clear each level of henchmen and then move up to the next level, making his way to the big boss.
That's how this played out with JCVD literally going floor to floor through an abandoned hospital taking out bad guys. It was a little boring at times. He would hide in a room, then in a closet, then behind a desk, then run down a hall and fight some people, then up to the next level, and back into a room, behind a deck, etc.
He was trying to make his way to the 5th floor to literally defeat the big boss. Lol. I did enjoy it. It had some good action scenes here and there and a few nice twists. The back story was a little deep.
Van Damme is an assassin who infiltrated a criminal organization only to someday kill his boss who killed JCVD's father 30 years prior. It co-stars Autumn Reeser from "entourage" and "The O.C.". JCVD's son, Kris, also has a role in this film.
Not the best JCVD movie, but you should check it out none the less. Let me know what you think.
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30 Damme Movies in 30 Damme Days! The 26th Damme Day: "Death Warrant" (1990) In this film, JCVD is a Canadian cop on loan to a police department in the US to go undercover inside a maximum-security prison to investigate why so many inmates are ending up dead. The US use a Canadian because they feel nobody in the US prison would recognize him as a cop. He goes into the prison as someone busted for armed robbery. While on the inside he uncovers a murder conspiracy ran by the guards, some key inmates, and the prison doctor. The movie features lots of hard-core prison fights and at one point, all the inmates are after Van Damme. It shows the harsh reality of maximum-security prison life. JCVD shows off his flashy martial arts moves with lots of flying and spinning kicks. It was good, but not one of my favorite JCVD films. I feel the prison movie he did much later in his career was better. Give it a look and let me know what you think. I give it a 5 out of 10...
30 Damme Movies in 30 Damme Days! The 28th Damme Day: "Kickboxer" (1989) For today's Damme movie, we go all the way back to the '80s when JCVD had just a couple starring films under his belt. This is prime Van Damme at his best. After his brother is paralyzed in Thailand during a kickboxing tournament by a ruthless and sadistic kickboxer, JCVD goes to a legendary kickboxer trainer to learn the craft so that he may avenge his brother. The movie has some awesome training scenes in some beautiful locations. One for instance is some ancient temple ruins. Some shots of him training there during a sunset are incredible. Also, the final fight between JCVD and his opponent are in an ancient underground tomb. The final fight is amazing. The two fighters fight in what is called the "Old Way" where their hands are wrapped in cloth, dipped in resin, and then covered with shards of broken glass. You can't lose with this one and to me it is a must see for any JCVD fa...
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