Okay, martial arts fans aside, Jean-Claude Van Damme may never be considered a great actor. It's little wonder. This movie's stunts range from improbable (an underwater battle in which our "hero" goes without oxygen for several minutes - and remember that he's *fighting* for much of that time) to downright laughable (a grenade that goes off in a pool creates a 50-foot fireball). It co-stars Dennis Rodman - you remember back when he was cool, right? - as a wisecracking arms dealer. His role is mainly that of a comic sidekick, though I'm sure he didn't realize that at the time. Mostly the movie consists of one lame stunt after another, as the two stars try to save Jean's pregnant wife. Oh, and I won't say how, but they managed to work in a chase by the world's least menacing, most playful tiger. Sadly, the tiger was the best actor in the movie, and even for an animal, it was pretty lame.
3/10 stars - Awful, but not painful
3/10 stars - Awful, but not painful