Advantages: A kick ass movie Disadvantages: It's not rocket science
...like the fight scenes though, and whilst the acting is laughable, it's well shot and doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't. And the laydeeeeez (and some of the guys I guess) are gonna love seeing Mr Damme in double vision. So everyone's a winner. ...
pinkmatchstick 23.12.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Double Impact (DVD)
Advantages: a clever film and rather enjoyable Disadvantages: typical van damme acting but hard to play two people
as van damme films go this is probably the best he has done.playing to parts at once as brothers seperated at birth and reunited 25 years on is admirable given van dammes lack of acting quality.basically a story of two different brothers seperated as infants due to the brutal slaughter of their parents by chinese underworld gangsters.it revolves around a bridge that was constructed using the expertise of van dammes parents who were then executed ... ...the bridge profits over the years.their bodyguard at the time arrived to late to save his parents and with the babies being left in the car he grabbed one and headed off while the childminder made off through the bushes with the other.one was left and raised in hong kong while the other was taken and raised in france then bought to america to run a karate business.basically the bodyguard takes chad(van damme) to hong kong to find his brother alex(also ...
tmlfc1 14.09.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Double Impact (DVD)
Advantages: very good martial arts as always with van damme! Disadvantages: can guess the ending from the beginning of the film
as always with jean claude van damme the story line is very easy to follow but just full of martial arts and special effects(in the time it was made), i think this is how the producers of van damme films try to entice viewers, Not to keen on the twin thing as i think this is what gives the story line up straight away, a good film is one you have to watch till the very end. very similar to alot of van dammes. if you have never seen a van damme movie ...
mike0386 13.05.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Double Impact (DVD)
Advantages: Van Damme at his best Disadvantages: Plot isnt so good
i first watched this film about 5 years ago and it was the best film ever then. since then my film knowlege has increased and upon buying this film before christmas decided to watch it again. the fight scenes are still briliant and its van damme at his very best and if you can get your head round the plot its still and excellent film and one to watch.its about 2 twins (both played by van damme) who are very different people but end up together when ...
piprumsey 11.05.2005
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