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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 88% Fresh Page   1   "van Damme's on-screen invincibility is summarily demolished, leaving us with a picture of a very different man."   musicOMH.com   Anton Bitel 2.5/5 "even with a smart concept and playful humor, JCVD runs out of juice before its conclusion"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti 5/10 "JCVD sputters badly during the bank heist scenes which, unfortunately, make up the bulk of the film."   DVDTown.com   Christopher Long B "Van Damme gives a touching direct-to-camera monologue about his career and outlook on life that is the film's virtuosic centerpiece. Never underestimate JCVD."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Playing a character based on himself, or more likely, the self that has appeared on countless tabloid and fan mag covers, Van Damme here invites meditation on genre, consumption, and pleasurable violence in a most visceral way."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...is never quite able to hoist itself up to the level of its star..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "A witty self-parody/comeback vehicle for Van Damme would have been easy enough to make; El Mechri goes the extra mile to make it a good film, too."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "a bold attempt to humanize Van Damme, not by trying to ignore his personal and professional pitfalls, but by reminding us that behind ever movie star, loved or loathed, is a complex human being"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 8/10 "For all we know, it's just a big show, a put-on for our entertainment -- but what matters is that it's really quite convincing. You do want to believe this is Van Damme."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 " ...not your usual Van Damme movie...and a refreshing change of pace for the actor."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4/4 "The only story that matters (in the larger sense) is that JCVD is a phenomenal achievement, and not despite the work of Van Damme, but thoroughly because of it."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller B- "...as surprising a reconsideration of an action hero as one is likely to find."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "It exudes the kind of strange fascination that keeps you glued to the screen just to see what could possibly come up next."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski B "A real departure for Van Dame, but it ought to help his career. Who knew he could act?"   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "... an action film where the flamboyant heroics occur only in fantasy and Van Damme's most daring stunt is a self-pitying monologue dropped into the middle of the movie."   Seanax.com   Sean Axmaker 8/10 "If not for a third act that starts to fall asleep on itself, this would be in a walk the best-written satire of 2008."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 88% Fresh Page   1