- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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3 out of 5
Cult Hong Kong director John Woo's Hollywood debut was regarded as a major disappointment by his die-hard fans, but it's a lot better than most American action fodder. It's also easily Jean-Claude Van Damme's best movie, even if Woo doesn't quite achieve the impossible and coax a performance out of him. Armed with the dodgiest haircut since Hoddle and Waddle in their Spurs' heyday (ask the football fan next to you!), Van Damme plays an unemployed sailor who spoils the human hunting games of some wealthy millionaires when he fights back. The plotting is minimal, but Lance Henriksen and Arnold Vosloo make for terrific baddies and Woo orchestrates some stunning action set pieces, including a spectacular finale, with panache.
Plot Summary
Action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Lance Henriksen. Hired by damsel in distress Nat Binder to find her vagrant father, out-of-work sailor Chance Boudreaux gets far more than the missing persons case he bargained for. It soon becomes clear that Douglas Binder has been murdered, a victim in a deadly game organised by ruthless businessman Emil Fouchon.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Chance Boudreaux
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Emil Fouchon
- Lance Henriksen
- Natasha "Nat" Binder
- Yancy Butler
- Uncle Douvee
- Wilford Brimley
- Carmine Mitchell
- Kasi Lemmons
- Pik Van Cleaf
- Arnold Vosloo
- Mr Lopacki
- Bob Apisa
- Douglas Binder
- Chuck Pfarrer
- Frick
- Douglas Forsythe Rye
- Frack
- Michael D Leinert
- Marie
- Lenore Banks
- Elijah Roper
- Willie Carpenter
- Waitress
- Barbara Tasker
- Shop steward
- Randy Cheramie
- Randal Poe
- Eliott Keener
- Police detective
- Robert Pavlovich
- Dr Morton
- Marco St John
- Ismal Zenan
- Joe Warfield
- Madam
- Jeanette Kontomitras
- Man on the street
- Ted Raimi
- Stephan
- Sven-Ole Thorsen
- Jerome
- Tom Lupo
- Peterson
- Jules Sylvester
- Billy Bob
- Dave Efron
Crew
- Director
- John Woo
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