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Maximum Risk (1996) 5.1
A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with ... See full summary » Director:Ringo LamWriter:Larry Ferguson |
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A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a badge, the policeman must find the answers to some tough questions, none harder than what the heck is an accordian player doing in a sauna. Written by Greg Mintz <GM.Augusta@worldnet.att.net>
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The other side of safe. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, and for some sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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13 September 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,611,707 (USA) (13 September 1996)Gross:
ITL 532,445,000 (Italy) (2 May 1997)Company Credits
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Columbia Pictures Corporation, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Moshe Diamant Production See more »
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2.35 : 1
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It was Jean-Claude Van Damme's idea that Asian action director Ringo Lam direct this film, as his American directorial debut. See more »Quotes
Sebastien: Parents always lie to their children, to prepare them for the way they'll be treated later by the government.See more »
After watching 'Legionnaire' and 'Death Warrant', I finally get back to a movie in which Van Damme gets to do a lot of what he does best: kick lots of random people in the head. I always knew I was easily amused, but 'Maximum Risk' really demonstrates that fact.
Van Damme plays Alain Moreau, a French cop who discovers he has a twin brother, Mikhail. Trouble is, Mikhail is suffering from a slight case of death. To find out why Mikhail was murdered, Alain must simply travel to New York (which in the tradition of 'Rumble in the Bronx', is actually Toronto), assume Mikhail's identity, and beat up as many Russian mafia goons as he can in 90 minutes. Simple, no? Awesome, no?
OK, maybe I'm talking 'Maximum Risk' up a bit. Sure, it lacks any development in story and characters, and any attempt is minimal (all are good things whenever I'm concerned), but even with Ringo Lam at the helm, this is nowhere near Van Damme's best effort. The action scenes are good, but nothing special.
'Maximum Risk' is really only for Van Damme fans. Van Damme fans who haven't seen it should check it out, but if you're looking for a more solid action movie, he has a fair few better movies around - 5/10