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! 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.
Think of it as Sunset Bloodsport with Jean-Claude as Norma Desmond.
– Grady Hendrix,
Slate,
10 Jun 2013
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Unpredictable, engaging and even challenging, 'JCVD' is an intriguing oddity.
– Tom Huddlestone,
Time Out,
30 Jan 2009
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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,
29 Jan 2009
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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,
12 Dec 2008
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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.