Fresh
Think of it as Sunset Bloodsport with Jean-Claude as Norma Desmond.
Grady Hendrix, Slate
JCVD
The Biggest Fight of His Life!
2008 · 1h 36m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Mabrouk El Mechri
Overview
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.
Director and cast
- Mabrouk El Mechri Director
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as J.C.V.D.
- François Damiens as Bruges
- Zinedine Soualem as L'homme au bonnet
- Karim Belkhadra as Le vigile
- Jean-François Wolff as Le trentenaire
- Anne Paulicevich as La guichetière
- John Flanders Cast
- Janine Horsburgh Cast
- Mourade Zeguendi Cast
- Valérie Bodson Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Unpredictable, engaging and even challenging, 'JCVD' is an intriguing oddity.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
Fresh
Van Damme is so good, and El Mechri's storytelling so entertaining, that JCVD takes its place alongside The Wrestler as one of the unlikeliest but most welcome comeback vehicles in ages.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
This is not only a Van Damme movie that will make you laugh -- on purpose -- it could very well make you cry.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
If you know Van Damme's work in the least, if you have any sympathy for the plight of the third-rate action screen hero whose days come to an end, JCVD will amuse and touch you.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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