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Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vivica A. Fox, Razaaq Adoti, Viv Leacock, Mark Griffin ... see more see more... , Doron Bell , Julian Christopher , Peter Bryant , Ron Selmour , Adrian Holmes

A former Desert Storm special forces soldier is assigned the task of protecting a retired World Heavyweight champion turned powerful entrepreneur when the thuggish rap mogul he put behind bars comes g... read more read more...unning for revenge in this bullet-riddled action entry starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Vivica A. Fox. When Wayne Barclay testified against music industry heavy Terrell Singletery (Viv Leacock), he made an enemy for life. Now Terrell is being released from prison, and his time behind bars has only fueled his hunger for revenge. Vengeance won't come easy for this embittered ex-con though, because when Philip Sauvage (Van Damme) sets up a special team of vicious fighters and former soldiers to protect Barclay, the determined thug is will be forced to defeat a seasoned team of warriors with enough combat experience to wage a small war. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Sheldon Lettich

Release Date: January 1, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006

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  • deano
    December 21, 2006
    deano
    This is the second film of Van Damme and Vivica A. Fox since Knock Off. Great high-powered action-thriller like The Bodyguard.
  • psyclock7
    May 2, 2010
    psyclock7
    As Jean Claude Van Damme movies go...This wasn't half bad, but it continues his downward slide into the world of non A-List movies"
  • filmguy450
    January 10, 2010
    filmguy450
    This one is fairly recent, and surprisingly interesting, as it's much more of an intense drama than a full on actioner, and he handles himself well, and his chemistry with Vivica A. Fox is good, and their relationship, the center of the movie, is pretty real, and the other charac... read moreter's reactions to it all work well. The bit of action that is in it work well enough, if a little dry. The music has moments that seem rather inspired, but others that felt flat and cliched.
  • rageofsadako2008
    February 28, 2009
    rageofsadako2008
    Unless a JCVD movie is REALLY shitty, I give it two stars by default just by virtue of the fact that it's my favorite kickboxing, split-doing belgian- just letting you know that, my reviews may be a little biased. However, this offering from da man and Sheldon Lettich (writer of ... read moreBloodsport, and director of Lionheart, Only the Strong, and Double Impact) is just tired and mediocre. Van Damme is out of place here, and you can sense he's just not comfortable in the role. I guess this was their attempt @ putting Van Damme in an urban Steven Seagal setting. The problem is, those movies only really work when the lead actor is a sweaty, out-of-shape, dubbed guy from michigan wearing long leather trench-coats to cover up his gut, and with two hundred stunt doubles doing his fighting for him. It doesn't work for JCVD. The gangster rapper baddie is funny- he's obviously based on Suge Knight and DMX, with all the pit bulls and stuff, but he's not enough to elevate this to "so-bad-it's good," as it is, it's just mostly boring. Vivica A. Fox does well with her role, but it's not like she's a Glenn Close acting-wise to begin with. There is one stand-out fight scene, between Van Damme and the boxer he's protecting; it comes off as very Lionheart-esque (if I may coin a phrase), but it's not like it's the brightest spot in JCVD's DTV career in years. Overall, unless you're a Van Damme completist like me (this is the only movie of his I hadn't seen), skip it and rent 'Universal Soldier' or 'Sudden Death' instead.
  • luvs2pleazzz
    November 30, 2007
    luvs2pleazzz
    What has happened to Van Damme? Unlike Sean Connery, Van Damme is not aging gracefully. Either he needs to expand his talent, although I think its too late or he needs to retire.
  • EasyE
    May 1, 2007
    EasyE
    After seeing In Hell and Wake of Death I was starting to get my hope up that he was making good movies(early 90's) but this ruin it.

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Chuck O'Leary
August 15, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

The Hard Corps is more grounded than most in its genre, and has a ring of truth to it. Full Review

David Nusair
August 7, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...there's simply no denying that the film feels like a return to form for the Muscles from Brussels. Full Review

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