Double Team (1997)
Genre: Action / Thriller
Duration: 93 minuten
Country:
United States / Hong-Kong
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman and Mickey Rourke
IMDb score:
4,8 (39.317)
Releasedate: 4 April 1997
Double Team plot
"America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone... this time he's got company."
Jack Quinn (Van Damme) is a fighter against terrorism. Before he can retire, he must complete one last mission: take out Stavros, a dangerous terrorist. But during the mission, Quinn is knocked unconscious by an explosion. When Quinn wakes up, he turns out to be in a kind of home for failed terrorist fighters. While there he discovers that Stavros is behind his pregnant wife. He must escape as quickly as possible from a super well-guarded island where he is trapped. He eventually escapes and enlists the help of Yaz (Rodman) to find and take out Stavros. But time is running out, his wife begins to give birth.
Actors and actresses
Jack Quinn
Yaz
Stavros
Goldsmythe
Kathryn Quinn
Dr. Maria Trifioli
Brandon
Kofi
James
Colony Resident
Reviews & comments
Theunissen
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Back in the late 90's I saw this film on I believe Canal+ (now it's Film 1). All I could remember was Dennis Rodman playing along (with a different bright color in his hair) and the ending in a Roman sports theatre. Because I've had Jean-Claude Van Damme a bit in my head the last few days, I've reviewed this film again.
In terms of story (it revolves around revenge), this action film is not very original and it is certainly not original. The story is also not really captivating, but in terms of entertainment and execution it is still a nice film to watch. Also because the pace is quite high and there is quite a lot of action in it which is sometimes quite spectacular (here and there they also stole some action from other films, such as the gun case from the previously released film "Desperado (1995)"). The film begins with a sort of James Bond-like opening and ends spectacularly in the aforementioned Roman sports theater where, among other things, a tiger is released. The cast also does a good job and Dennis Rodman playing along makes the story a bit light-hearted and he also provided some humor. The highlight of this movie was actually the final fight between Jean-Claude Van Damme and the muscular Mickey Rourke. The aforementioned Dennis Rodman also plays a role in this.
Although this is not a great film, in my opinion it has a low point here. Because I did enjoy it quite a bit and the film only lasts about 85 minutes and never really gets bored, it gets a pass from me in any case.
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IH88
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- 9903 messages
- 3205 votes
“Oops. Airball.”
Double Team flies in all directions and jumps from one piece to the next, but entertaining nonsense it does deliver. For a Van Damme film, the fight scenes are very mediocre, and the story isn't too special (I didn't expect that either). Only in the end with the fight between Van Damme and Rourke (and a tiger) Double Team really comes to life.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4501 messages
- 3183 votes
Entertaining.
Jean-Claude Van Damme shines in this incredibly wrong action print. In terms of nonsense, it's again perfectly fine, starting with the introduction to JCVD's characters. The dialogues are so ridiculous that with your eyes closed you might as well have a soft porn on. After that intro and when that damn cow is out of the way, a carousel of moderately shot action kicks in. However, the pace is perfectly fine, and the film is built up logically, with the obligatory editing scene that catches the eye. The finale is not action-wise, but like all the previous a lot of wrong things together and therefore a good ending for this quick bite.
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