Plot: Christopher Dubois is forced to flee his country and ends up in the company of Edgar Dobbs. Together with his partner, they want to steal a valuable artifact, but to do that they need to get to a hidden island, where a tournament with the strongest fighters of the world is held. Dubois is a formidable fighter himself, and he enters the competition.
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September 14, 2024
Was it a good idea to let Van Damme direct a movie he was headlining himself (not to mention he even co-wrote the thing)? I think the answer is pretty obvious. It's crazy that there used to be a time when studios were willing to spend 30 million dollars on a project like this. Sadly, the quality is subpar.
Van Damme isn't the greatest actor and the plot is pretty bland, but nobody is surprised about that. The fact that the action sequences aren't great is a much bigger problem. Van Damme's enemies are dumb and there are only a handful of nice moves on display. It's fast-paced, dumb entertainment, but even that it doesn't do well.