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Knock Off (1998)
Directed by Tsui Hark
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Overview
A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.
Rated R | Length 91 minutes
Actors
Jean-Claude Van Damme | Rob Schneider | Lela Rochon | Paul Sorvino | Michael Wong | Carman Lee | Wyman Wong Wai-Man | Glen Chin | Moses Chan | Lynne Langdon | Mark Houghton | Ray Nicholas | Jeff Wolfe | Michael Miller | Steve Brettingham | Kim Maree Penn | Dennis Chan | Jude Poyer | Mars | Duane Davis | Peter Nelson | Joe Chu Kai-Sang | Johnny Cheung Wa
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/2013 | TV | DVD | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is one of the movies we refer to when we talk about JCVD’s decline in the late 90s. So little redeeming qualities from this film. Not just a bad Van Damme film but a bad film and maybe the worst Tsui Hark films I’ve seen, which is saying a lot.
I saw this film via VHS around the time of its release after moving to Des Plaines in ‘99 and in my mind thought this was a decent B-movie action flick. It’s worse. The odd camera angles and editing do nothing to help film (other than providing distraction). Van Damme is inexplicably an import/export guy “king of the knockoffs” that also is a world class martial arts badass while we’re to believe Rob Schneider is a top CIA agent.
Nothing makes sense including Paul Sorvino’s stint as lead CIA agent. It’s often silly w/bits of humor tossed in that are not amusing. All in all, this is a painful film watch. It’s as if we can see JCVD’s career disintegrating before our eyes.
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