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Knock Off (1998)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:3

Rotten:34

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: Muddled plot; stiff acting.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Van Damme is a shady clothing manufacturer, the king of knock-offs, who understandably gets involved in a Russian Mafia plot. It's his ability to discern the real from the fake that will save him!

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong, Carman Lee, Paul Sorvino

Director: Tsui Hark

Director: Tsui Hark
Composer: VaRouje
Screenwriter: Steven E. De Souza

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For hardcore Van Damme and Sparks fans only.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Ultimately, all this dross just adds up to a film that's plain dull.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

Though the jokey lines seem out of place, the somber tone of this 1998 action movie makes the political subtext more sincere and less grandiose than usual.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/28/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

The last blast of the summer is an exuberantly cheesy action opus featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider as an improbable pair of gung-ho heroes.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/27/09
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine

Suffice it to say that it plays exceptionally badly in English.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/18/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

No review available.

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04/04/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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04/29/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider star. If you need more of a review than that, go ahead and give it a rental.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Only for Van Damme's die-hard fans

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12/17/04
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

No review available.

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11/05/04
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The fact that hardly anything makes sense in the film didn't discourage Tsui Hark.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
05/13/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

No review available.

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07/13/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The immediate reaction after seeing this movie aims to match it with a more appropriate title modeled from the direction and acting: Jack Off.

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07/11/03
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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03/05/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Knock Off could not be much worse if it tried to be.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

No review available.

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Alternately the best and the worst action movie ever made, and it ends up being one big uneven mess.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

The plot is as incomprehensible as the dubbing, and many of the special effects are neither special nor effective.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
John Haslett Cuff
John Haslett Cuff
Globe and Mail
 
 
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