I grew up watching the action movies of the iconic 1980s and 1990s action stars, such as Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Seagal and of course also Van Damme. So I am no stranger to "Double Impact", and have watched it numerous times already over the years since it came out in 1991.
"Double Impact" is sort of a classic Van Damme movie, and it is definitely is a very memorable movie.
The story is about two twins, Chad and Alex (both played by Jean Claude Van Damme) whom are separated at birth because of Hong Kong criminals killing their parents. Chad is taken to Los Angeles by Frank Avery (played by Geoffrey Lewis), while Alex remains in Hong Kong. The twins are reunited in Hong Kong 25 years later, as Frank Avery sets up a meeting between them in order to exact revenge on those who killed his employer and the parents of the twins. Alex has grown up on the streets of Hong Kong to become a street smart criminal, while Chad has become a tutor at a gym.
"Double Impact" appeals to me on many levels; first of all because it is a Jean Claude Van Damme movie from the Pinnacle of his career, but also because it has good action sequences and a great amount of fighting and martial arts.
The movie works out even better for me as it is set in Hong Kong, as I have a special affinity to Hong Kong. And it also helps greatly in favor of the movie that they got some nice Hong Kong actors to star in the movie as well.
While we are on actors and actresses, then "Double Impact" does have some rather interesting performers, which include Jean Claude Van Damme, of course, but also the likes of Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe, Philip Chan and Bolo Yeung.
There is an abundance of action and fighting throughout the course of the movie, which was a trademark of the Van Damme movies of that era. And "Double Impact" delivers as expected, actually it delivers double, as there are two Van Dammes here! "Double Impact" is an action movie that you can watch again and again, and it never gets old. Sure, some of the scenes where Jean Claude Van Damme was appearing as both Chad and Alex on the same time was clearly manipulated, and it was clear to see. But that is bearable, taking into consideration the age of the movie and the technology available for having one actor appear as two characters on the screen simultaneously.
Highly enjoyable if you enjoy the action movies from the 1980s and 1990s. Definitely one to take the time to sit down and watch if you haven't already seen it.
"Double Impact" is sort of a classic Van Damme movie, and it is definitely is a very memorable movie.
The story is about two twins, Chad and Alex (both played by Jean Claude Van Damme) whom are separated at birth because of Hong Kong criminals killing their parents. Chad is taken to Los Angeles by Frank Avery (played by Geoffrey Lewis), while Alex remains in Hong Kong. The twins are reunited in Hong Kong 25 years later, as Frank Avery sets up a meeting between them in order to exact revenge on those who killed his employer and the parents of the twins. Alex has grown up on the streets of Hong Kong to become a street smart criminal, while Chad has become a tutor at a gym.
"Double Impact" appeals to me on many levels; first of all because it is a Jean Claude Van Damme movie from the Pinnacle of his career, but also because it has good action sequences and a great amount of fighting and martial arts.
The movie works out even better for me as it is set in Hong Kong, as I have a special affinity to Hong Kong. And it also helps greatly in favor of the movie that they got some nice Hong Kong actors to star in the movie as well.
While we are on actors and actresses, then "Double Impact" does have some rather interesting performers, which include Jean Claude Van Damme, of course, but also the likes of Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe, Philip Chan and Bolo Yeung.
There is an abundance of action and fighting throughout the course of the movie, which was a trademark of the Van Damme movies of that era. And "Double Impact" delivers as expected, actually it delivers double, as there are two Van Dammes here! "Double Impact" is an action movie that you can watch again and again, and it never gets old. Sure, some of the scenes where Jean Claude Van Damme was appearing as both Chad and Alex on the same time was clearly manipulated, and it was clear to see. But that is bearable, taking into consideration the age of the movie and the technology available for having one actor appear as two characters on the screen simultaneously.
Highly enjoyable if you enjoy the action movies from the 1980s and 1990s. Definitely one to take the time to sit down and watch if you haven't already seen it.