Release Date
September 13, 1996
Director
Ringo Lam
Writer
Larry Ferguson
Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Zach Grenier, Paul Ben-Victor, Frank Senger, Stefanos Miltsakakis, Frank Van Keeken, David Hemblen, Stéphane Audran, Dan Moran, Donald Burda
Studio
Running Time
126 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, and for some sexuality and language
What is Maximum Risk about?
Alain Moreau was stunned by the sight he saw... a man, murdered, lay in the back of an ambulance. The man looked identical to Alain. It turns out that the man is not Alain, but his unknown twin brother, Mikhail, who had been living in New York for most of his life. Alain realizes that it is his duty to learn who his brother was, and, if he gets the chance, enact revenge on those... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Jean-Claude Van Damme: one of those stars that sells movies, is well known, but can't deliver a convincing role or be in a fun movie. The one exception is Timecop, which had the story, the acting, and the action, all the while maintaining what sold Van Damme movies: his fighting. Van Damme is not that great of actor, but he's a good fighter, and every movie he's in puts people to the test: Will the fun fighting style shadow the bad acting, or will the bad acting shadow the fighting? Full movie review »
