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  Average Rating for JCVD [2008] - 4 out of 5

  
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• JCVD [2008]

  Georgina Price 31 August 2010

  

  I wasn't expecting that much from this Van Damme film, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover an unusual offering from the Muscles from Brussels. The story is a little fragmented, but the overall pace keeps you interested. Jean Claude plays a likeable washed-up actor who is confined to B-Movie status being held hostage by a group of bank robbers.

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Washed-up, fighting bankruptcy and caught in the midst of a desperate struggle to win his daughter back from the jaws of a bitter custody battle, Van Damme unwittingly becomes embroiled in a dangerous bank robbery led by a gang of armed and violent criminals. Trapped inside, Van Damme is framed for the robbery and the murder of innocent hostages. Now he must win the approval of the crowd as well as the trust of the police if he is to survive this deadly heist! With a killer mix of action, murder, mayhem and no shortage of laughs JCVD delivers with the impact of a roundhouse kick to the face! Van Damme is back and this time he's taking no prisoners! Actors  Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Francois Wolff, Anne Paulicevich, Francois Beukelaers, John Flanders, Saskia Flanders, Dean Gregory, Kim Hermans, Vincent Lecuyer & Raphaelle Lubansu Director Mabrouk El Mechri Certificate 15 years and over Year 2008 Languages French - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 36 minutes (approx)

2008 crime comedy starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Unlike most of his other films, this is not an all-action thriller but instead an opportunity for Van Damme to play a meatier role. The role he plays is himself, but in a kind of parallel universe. Unable to find work in Hollywood, broke and involved in a custody battle for his daughter, the eponymous JCVD returns to his native Belgium, where he still enjoys hero status. Once there he finds himself caught up in the middle of a hostage drama and acting out a different sort of role to the ones he is used to playing in films.