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Release Date:
4 June 2008 (France) moreTagline:
Be Aware morePlot:
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(129 articles)
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Van Damme fights?
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A pleasant surprise more (86 total)US TV Schedule:
| Fri. Nov. 13 | 2:00 AM | SPIKETV |
Cast
(Credited cast)| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | J.C.V.D. | |
| François Damiens | ... | Bruges | |
| Zinedine Soualem | ... | L'homme au bonnet | |
| Karim Belkhadra | ... | Le vigile | |
| Jean-François Wolff | ... | Le trentenaire | |
| Anne Paulicevich | ... | La guichetière | |
| Liliane Becker | ... | Mère JCVD | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| François Beukelaers | ... | Père JCVD | |
| John Flanders | ... | Prosecuting attorney | |
| Saskia Flanders | ... | J.C.V.D.'s daughter | |
| Dean Gregory | ... | Realisateur de Tobey Wood | |
| Kim Hermans | ... | Prisoner in kickboxing outfit | |
| Janine Horsburgh | ... | JCVD assistant | |
| Vincent Lecuyer | |||
| Raphaëlle Lubansu | |||
| Steve Preston | ... | Accessoiriste JCVD | |
| Paul Rockenbrod | ... | Tobey Wood | |
| Alan Rossett | ... | Bernstein | |
| Norbert Rutili | |||
| Jesse Joe Walsh | ... | Jeff | |
| Leslie Woodhall | ... | Prison visitor | |
| Mourade Zeguendi | |||
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Rated R for language and some violence.Parents Guide:
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97 minColor:
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Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:MFun Stuff
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The whole scene in the taxi is completely improvised. Mabrouk El Mechri told Jean-Claude Van Damme to just be nice to the driver no matter what she said. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Police chief Bruges tells Van Damme the decision to act was GIGN's move, not his. GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale - French SWAT) exists in France but not in Belgium where the movie story takes place. In Belgium, police's tactical unit is called ESI (Escadron Special d'Intervention). moreQuotes:
Policier: Central to Unit 27. Jean-Claude Van Damme's robbing a post office. I need back-up. moreSoundtrack:
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JCVD is an excellent surprise. It's a kind of dramatic comedy where Jean-Claude Van Damme plays with great conviction his own role in life. This starting postulate, to tell a passage of the life of a movie-star on the decline by the person himself, makes the movie sail between fiction and autobiography. This original and ambiguous concept propels the script in a tasty, funny and tragic reality/fiction realm. One can think sometimes of Pulp Fiction.
The famous movie-star, Jean-Claude, is surprisingly right and touching. Van Damme plays here the role of his life, in all the senses of the words. There will be a before and an after JCVD. The central monologue of the film, a rare feat of ingenuity, a long one-shot sequence of the star made up of his doubts and his anguishes, is bound to become a classic.
The film is however not perfect. The flashbacks are well carried out but some scenes seen twice can be somewhat long and would have been improved by being shortened a bit the second time around. This saved time would have made it possible to develop the supporting characters, like the police chief, a bit more. Speaking of supporting characters, those are somewhat caricatures and with one dimension.
JCVD reveals itself as an excellent surprise. Far from being a hollow marketing ploy, this film, probably the best of Van Damme, is a true success that deserves to be seen.
The question now is what will Van Damme do next?