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Second in Command (2006)
Directed by Simon Fellows
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Armed insurgents attempt a coup d’etat in a troubled Eastern European country, and the president flees to the U.S. embassy for protection. When the U.S. ambassador is murdered by the ruthless and gun-happy rebels, it comes down to the second-in-command of the embassy, Sam Keenan, played by Belgian kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme, to use his amazing martial arts technique to defend the besieged.
Rated R | Length 91 minutes
Actors
Jean-Claude Van Damme | Julie Cox | Alan McKenna | Razaaq Adoti | Velibor Topic | William Tapley | Warren Derosa | Ian Virgo | Raffaello Degruttola | Serban Celea | Vlad Ivanov | Emanuel Parvu | Răzvan Oprea | Mihai Bisericanu | Elizabeth Barondes | Colin Stinton | Dan Radulescu | Catalin Paraschiv | Ștefan Velniciuc | Silviu Olteanu | Monica Bârlădeanu | Elizabeth Cook | Bryan Jardine | Mihai Dinvale | Garrick Hagon | Herb Chestler | Eugen Cristea | Tomi Cristin | Valentin Popescu | Stefan Solcan | Cristian Popa | Filip Tiberiu Alexandru | Bogdan Uritescu | Laurence Harvey | Cristina Iulia Pavalache | Bart Sidles
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2013 | TV | DVD | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Had I known this movie would be this bad I may have reconsidered buying that 4-movie set. As it stands, I had already seen two of the four (owning one of them already on DVD) leaving only this one and another one that looks just as bad.
The interesting thing about this movie is how it mirrors the same career trajectory of Dolph Lundgren, i.e. making DTV war-tinged films in the Eastern Block. And not very good films. Let’s be honest; this is not good.
The problem I have is that JCVD is too encumbered here w/being a character that doesn’t fit his skill set. It only gets half of it right. He should not be the guy in charge of a team or group. JCVD is the guy who goes solo and fucks shit up. Or has a sidekick. Getting that wrong makes for a bad movie that doesn’t showcase its main star.
And sadly, this character could have been portrayed by just about anybody since it doesn’t little to highlight the Van Dammage.
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