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A skilled official assigned the task of protecting the U.S. ambassador to an unstable Eastern European nation gets trapped in the middle of a deadly coup d'etat in an action-packed tale of political i... read more read more...ntrigue starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Simon Fellows. Sam Keenan (Van Damme)'s job is to protect the U.S. ambassador to a troubled Eastern European nation at all costs. When a collection of heavily armed local insurgents stages a violent revolt and the country's president seeks refuge in the very embassy building where Keenan and his charge are based, the devoted officer soon finds himself guarding two men against an army of angry killers. With the embassy overtaken by insurgents and nothing more than a small detachment of U.S. Marines to fend off the fire, Keenan is forced to work overtime just to keep his men breathing and overcome the merciless invading onslaught. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Simon Fellows

Release Date: May 2, 2006

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  • deano
    August 29, 2006
    deano
    Good action!
  • husky10000years
    October 24, 2008
    husky10000years
    Second in Command is a modest action thriller joint that delivers the goods in a fast-paced and intense fashion, even though the whole one-idea set-up is familiarly derived. The premise starts off at a breakneck pace and then tightly builds up to its chaotic siege situatio... read moren with a exhilarating climax with some organic grit. Along the way it offers up a surprise or two and there's no real political interference in how they shape the story, despite the topic at hand and flawed nature. The basic script won't set the film alight, but never falls into any cheesy mumbling. The action scenes, which for this type of film is what we are actually hanging around for. Are handled with great vigour and the set-pieces can raise a sweat. Jean-Claude Van Damme is capably good and fit's the mould perfectly, with his downtrodden and workman like performance of a more beatable and humane character than anything overly heroic.
  • JimG944
    September 5, 2009
    JimG944
    3.5 of 5 stars for this gritty action movie. Jean-claude Van Damme is always good in this type of movie. His character is working in an embassy as second in command when the local rebels try to take control of the embassy. Out numbered and out gunned, it is a very solid story and... read more extremely well directed movie. I specially noticed and liked the many "hand-held" camera shots putting you squarely in the middle of things. This is a good Saturday afternoon movie. See it.
  • terris85017
    May 7, 2007
    terris85017
    Does not disappoint Van Damme as Soldier Cyborg assigned to defend U.S. Presdient hiding out in U.S. Embassy following an attempted coup d'etat.
  • jovonne73
    March 11, 2007
    jovonne73
    It was okay, but as much as I like Jean Claude, the other actors just help remind you that it is a B movie.

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David Nusair
May 30, 2006
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...admittedly, one can't help but admire the duel that ends with Van Damme gouging out his opponent's eyes. Full Review

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