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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for musicOMH.com (45) on 22 Jan 2009

Van Damme's on-screen invincibility is summarily demolished, leaving us with a picture of a very different man…

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By Bernard Besserglik (15) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jan 2009

JCVD should entertain both movie and action buffs. Van Damme proves once and for all that he's not just a set of glistening pectorals…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Dec 2008

Van Damme says worse things about himself than critics would dream of saying, and the effect is shockingly truthful…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for FilmsInReview.com (462) on 26 Dec 2008

Van Damme impressively takes the career comeback title from Mickey Rourke. It's an acting tour de force not to be missed. Van Damme bears his soul…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 14 Dec 2008

Even with a smart concept and playful humor, JCVD runs out of juice before its conclusion…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 12 Dec 2008

In many ways, JCVD is not much different from Van Damme's cheesier movies except it's wittier and, this time, he's in on the joke…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 12 Dec 2008

This is not only a Van Damme movie that will make you laugh -- on purpose -- it could very well make you cry…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 12 Dec 2008

In many ways, JCVD is not much different from Van Damme's cheesier movies except it's wittier and, this time, he's in on the joke…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 11 Dec 2008

The shock of seeing the Muscles From Brussels emote may have blinded many to the fact that his big comeback vehicle is a pretty mediocre movie…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 10 Dec 2008

A witty self-parody/comeback vehicle for Van Damme would have been easy enough to make; El Mechri goes the extra mile to make it a good film, too…

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By Jordan Hiller (219) for Bangitout.com (219) on 07 Dec 2008

The only story that matters (in the larger sense) is that JCVD is a phenomenal achievement, and not despite the work of Van Damme, but thoroughly…

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By M.e. Russell (113) for Oregonian (1,550) on 05 Dec 2008

Giving the performance of his life, largely in French, Van Damme delivers a soulful self-analysis…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 04 Dec 2008

If you know Van Damme's work in the least, if you have any sympathy for the plight of the third-rate action screen hero whose days come to…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 21 Nov 2008

If not for a third act that starts to fall asleep on itself, this would be in a walk the best-written satire of 2008…

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By Jeff Shannon (255) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 21 Nov 2008

There's something seductively clever about the way French director and co-writer Mabrouk El Mechri has fractured chronology (à la Pulp Fiction)…

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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 21 Nov 2008

A generally odd project: The balance of pathos and humor never seems quite right, and the end is as puzzling as any of the rest…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Nov 2008

This functions perfectly well as a Van Damme vehicle, but it's also a funny and poignant look at a man trapped by his own ridiculous reputation…

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By Rob Salem (22) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Nov 2008

The film's odd conceit is its primary strength, with Van Damme in a nakedly honest, bravely candid turn that for the first time in his career…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Nov 2008

Written and directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, this functions perfectly well as a Van Damme vehicle, but it's also a funny and poignant look at…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 14 Nov 2008

Mix in a bit of Hollywood satire, Fellini-esque commentary and a bit of self-mocking reflection and you've got one of the more entertaining…

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