Double Team

Like John Woo and Ringo Lam before him, noted Hong Kong action director Tsui Hark made his American filmmaking debut with a thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. For this film, Hark also had the privilege of guiding basketball star Dennis Rodman through his first dramatic role. American ...more

Yes, the pairing of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman is ridiculous... Yes, there's subtle basketball innuendo abound... And yes, Mickey Rourke is in it. But that's part of the joy of Double Team. If you think that this flick is going to be high-art, you're on the wrong bus. This is pure cheeseball action, though laced with a plot that's just a tad more meaty than we've seen in previous Van Damme films. Working like a less-surreal and more "budget" version of The Prisoner, the second third ...more