Review of Hard Target (1993) by Originaldanger — 05 Jan 2022
Hard Target is an action film more than anything but I guess adventure and thriller genres can also sum up the film but for me it's just pure action and mindless violence.... Made in 1993 by director John Woo (Broken Arrow, Face/Off) Hard Target's story is of a homeless man who goes missing, his daughter tries searching for him with the help of a guy named Chançe ( Jean Claude Van Damme) and Van Damme sticking his nose into business that doesn't concern him he becomes the attention and target of Lance Henriksen and his gang of hunters armed with machine guns and other weapons.
Van Damme's Chance Boudreaux character becomes impossible for a group of men who outnumber him to kill and some of Hard Target is silly and unrealistic but it's good for laughs and only thing that saves it is the witty humour from Van Damme and the explosions, violence, shootouts and great action sequences.
Not sure I got the plot/story accurate but to me it's close enough, the acting is pretty poor but the action sequences are great so all in all not the best film but a great action classic and good if you like loads of violence and bad language.
...Also stars Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler, Wilfred Brimley, Kasi Lemmons.
This review of Hard Target (1993) was written by Originaldanger on 05 Jan 2022.
Hard Target has generally received positive reviews.
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