Action Hero MoviesAlthough it features Van Damme in a significant supporting role, his character only appears in occasional spells — he’s far from the main focus of this movie. Cung Le practically carries this movie singlehandedly, and that’s not a bad thing – it’s good to see him do his thing – he’s a former MMA legend (a legit champion of multiple similar combat sports) and is not a bad actor either. He also co-produced this movie himself.
By the half way mark, things have become quite interesting, as Cung Le’s humble character has managed to take over and superficially cleaned up the whole neighbourhood after beating up all the local drug dealers then making them join forces with him.
Van Damme’s son Kris Van Damme also has a minor cameo role starting about 45 minutes in.
Even though it’s not a complex movie — it’s extremely one dimensional with a consistent pace and an extremely simple plot — I’m going to rate it Above Average for being spot on with the genre and generally doing alright in sustaining attention and being mildly entertaining.