Directed with pace and a little too much surface gloss by Mabrouk El Mechri, JCVD works less as a suspense thriller and more as a treatise on celebrity, a confessional for its star.
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This review of JCVD (2008) was written by Jamie Graham and published by Total Film on 30 Jan 2009.
JCVD has generally received positive reviews.
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