While it boasts better supporting actors and technical credits than other Van Damme projects, the film nonetheless founders, a victim of its own lugubrious pace and misguided efforts at turning the bulging Belgian into a romantic lead.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Except for a few short bursts here and there, and one extended scene during the climax, the film is mostly talk. And since Van Damme's range as a dramatic actor is marginal at best, this is a problem.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Several members of the Astor Plaza audience yesterday afternoon could not contain their merriment when, in the middle of the film, Mr. Van Damme's character identified himself as a lawyer.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
When Van Damme is doing what he does best -- narcissistically displaying his body and thumping the bad guys -- the film works reasonably well.
– Nick Funnell,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
A relentlessly corny and shamelessly derivative vehicle.