Van Damme is at his butt-kicking best, with Sudden Death offering all the thrills, spills and stuff blowing up that action fans relish.
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11/02/08
Sudden Death (1995)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:17
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this action-packed thriller, a ruthless gang of criminals holds the Vice-President of the United States hostage at a Stanley Cup finals ice hockey game in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. The demented... [More]
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Dorian Harewood
Director: Peter Hyams
Reviews for Sudden Death
Top CriticReuniting Hyams and Van Damme, director and star of Timecop, this spectacular nail-biter exploits their combined, if limited, abilities to the full.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo review available.
11/08/02
An exciting if often predictable reteaming of Timecop star Jean-Claude Van Damme and director Peter Hyams.
06/05/02
Gets a lot of mileage out of the well-worn trapped-in-a-blank-full-of-hostages action genre.
07/31/03
Sudden Death isn't about common sense. It's about the manipulation of action and special-effects sequences to create a thriller effect, and at that it's pretty good.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
01/01/00
Hyams, who also teamed with Van Damme for Timecop, knows how to keep the action popping and there are some dramatically intense scenes. But it's far too sadistic.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/25/02
No review available.
08/09/05
The best of the many Die Hard rip-offs made during the 1990s. Sudden Death is a thrilling rollercoaster ride of hard-edged action.
11/12/05
The movie is state-of-the-art, over-the-top, non-stop Hollywood hokum. And that's meant as a compliment, too.
04/17/02
I'm surprised not only that there wasn't a lawsuit over the film, but also by how watchable the film is (though it truly is bad, it's fun at least).
04/20/03
No review available.
01/24/04
I never realized how many ways there are to kill people in a kitchen.
01/01/00
Although this is an uninspired re-working of the Die Hard formula, it is probably O.K. as mindless holiday entertainment.
03/27/03
A treat for Jean-Claude Van Damme fans, a superior action thriller loaded with jaw-dropping stunts and special effects, and strong in production values.
02/13/01
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