JCVD (2008)
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| Release Date: | November 7, 2008 (NY) |
| On DVD: | April 28, 2009 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama |
| Director: | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| Writer: | Frederic Benudis, Christophe Turpin |
| Cast: | Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich |
| Studio: | Peace Arch Entertainment |
| Official site: | jcvd-themovie.com |
| Running Time: | 92 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language and some violence. |
When the life of Jean-Claude Van Damme collides with the reality of a hold-up in Brussels, Belgium, suddenly the huge movie star turns into an ordinary guy, filled with fears, contradictions and hopes. How can he be up to the legend he has built? What can a film hero do when the gun pointed to his temple isn't charged with blanks? JCVD finds himself at the turning point of his "hero" life....
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When I think about guys who have comeback potential, I think Harrison Ford or Kevin Costner. I'd never even considered that Jean-Claude Van Damme was capable of such a designation, but here is JCVD, a self-satirical crime drama-thriller that defies genre and is actually pretty good. Yes, a pretty good Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. When was the last time you could say that?
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