Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Philippe Sauvage | |
Razaaq Adoti | ... | Wayne Barclay (as Raz Adoti) | |
Vivica A. Fox | ... | Tamara Barclay | |
Peter Bryant | ... | Mullins | |
Ron Bottitta | ... | Detective Teague | |
Viv Leacock | ... | Terrell Singletery | |
Adrian Holmes | ... | Cujo | |
Mark Griffin | ... | Casey Bledsoe | |
Ron Selmour | ... | Simcoe (as Ronald Selmour) | |
Aaron Au | ... | Kim | |
Dexter Bell | ... | High Dog | |
Julian Christopher | ... | Clarence Bowden (as Julian D. Christopher) | |
Nneka Croal | ... | Jessie Otero | |
Sharon Amos | ... | Lydia | |
Doron Bell | ... | Leonard (as Doron Bell Jr.) |
Jean-Claude will be playing a Combat Vet who's just spent the last 3 years fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, who is hired to be a bodyguard to a former World Heavyweight Boxing champ to protect him and his family against a Rap Music Mogul. He sets up a team called "The Hard Corps", complications arise when the boxer suspects that his sister may be in love with the bodyguard. Written by Brunnen Matt
The picture concerns an Afghanistan/Irak veteran (Jean-Claude Van Damme) , he's living at hospital when is hired as a bodyguard . He must protect an ex-heavyweight champion , now a building magnate (Adoti) and his sister (Vivica A. Fox) against a dangerous rapper recently out of prison . The war veteran sets up an experienced team (Mark Griffin , among others) called ¨Hard Corps¨ to save menaced ex-boxer .
This movie direct to video packs violent action , suspense , shoot-outs , boxing and martial art fighting and results to be quite amusing . Suffering Van Damme plays finely a sad and affected veteran , splendid Vivica A. Fox as enjoyable sister who falls in love for him and the brother played convincingly by Adoti who acted along with Jean-Claude in his former film ¨Second-in-command¨ . The movie is pointlessly energetic , occasionally fun and entertaining and for that reason will appeal to real devotee Van Damme . It's produced in middling budget by Pierre Splenger who produced last films of Steven Seagal and Van Damme . The movie was professionally directed by Sheldon Lettich. He spent several years in the US Marines Corps , including a time in Vietnam war . Lettich is filmmaker of Van Damme previous hits such as ¨The order¨ , ¨Double impact¨,¨Lionheart¨ ; furthermore , he is author of hunk men vehicles such as Daniel Bernhardt : ¨Perfect day¨ , Dolph Lundgren : ¨List patrol¨, and Mark Dacascos : ¨Only the strong¨. Rating : Acceptable and passable .