How you view this film may depend on expectations. Compared straight up to other films, it is highly derivative (very reminiscent of RoboCop and the Terminator films, for starters), and its attempt to meld action with some humor, a la Schwarzenegger, tends to fall flat, as Van Damme is a bit lacking in charisma (surprisingly, Lundgren does a little better in this regard).
However, if you compare it to many B-level action films, it's really not that bad, maybe even better than most in that category. Van Damme can only be helped being cast (basically) as a robot, even though he still can't hold a candle to Schwarzenegger in that regard. If you're looking to kill time, you could do much worse.
However, if you compare it to many B-level action films, it's really not that bad, maybe even better than most in that category. Van Damme can only be helped being cast (basically) as a robot, even though he still can't hold a candle to Schwarzenegger in that regard. If you're looking to kill time, you could do much worse.