Movie Night: Double Team.

Review #379: Double Team.

Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jack Quinn), Dennis Rodman (Yaz), Mickey Rourke (Stavro), Natacha Lindinger (Kathryn Quinn), and Paul Freeman (Alex Goldsmythe) Directed by Tsui Hark.

Review
This is a weird combination, isn't it? Obvioously not because of Van Damme, but because of Rodman. I don't know if it is the rainbow-ish hair or the fact that even when he wears a hat, he sticks out like a sore thumb. The thing about this combination is that it makes no sense. Who in their right mind thought this was going to be successful? Rodman manages to do no better than Michael Jordan (#235: Space Jam) in terms of athletes trying to act. Van Damme (llast seen here in #326 - Timecop) does okay, but it feels he isn't trying that much to begin with, but who is? Mickey Rourke is strangely in this film, last seen doing better films (such as #047 - The Expendables and #334 - Iron Man 2) in better times. The film's action scenes, rather than entertaining the viewer, reminds them of better action films. While the film has one scene (involving a soda machine, a tiger and some mines) that is memorable, it is memorable for all the wrong reasons. The film doesn't keep much interest despite Rodman and Damme "trying" in vein. Sometimes picking two random names from a hat does not mean a good combo for a film.

Overall, I give it 3 out of 10 stars.