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06/24/06
Maximum Risk (1996)
28 %
Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 7 Rotten:18 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: After making several violent Hong Kong action films in the style that's come to be known as heroic bloodshed, Ringo Lam came to Hollywood to make his first American film with Belgian martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme. MAXIMUM RISK, like Van Damme's previous DOUBLE IMPACT, is the story of... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Frank Van Keeken, Zach Grenier
Director: Ringo Lam
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07/08/08
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Zesty chases and Van Damme's always exciting fights scenes fit well within a story that carries more intrigue than the average kick-and-crash extravaganzas.
06/18/02
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02/07/02
There are so many car crashes in Maximum Risk that Van Damme ends up playing second fiddle to an ever-expanding salvage operation.
01/22/02
Lam not only handles the bravura action set pieces with ease but also a capable international cast as colorful and varied as the film's many locales.
02/14/01
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Jean-Claude does little Van Dammage to his lukewarm reputation with this standard actioner.
01/01/00
The generic nature of the plot and action sequences, not to mention the presence of Jean-Claude Van Damme, made everything seem all-too-familiar.
01/01/00
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