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Plot: Look ma, no script! As expected from a movie by Hong Kong action director Hark Tsui, there are many explosive, fast-paced sequences in this Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle. Some are thrilling, others in...( read more read more... )consequential. There is also another mumbling, overdone performance by Mickey Rourke, who looks as if he performed his own plastic surgery. Except for an unintentionally humorous ending, the only surprise is Dennis Rodman as Van Damme's partner in exploitation. Rodman has plenty of charisma, but needs someone to weed out those inferior scripts. He plays an eccentric arms dealer coerced by an avenging Van Damme into tracking down the evil and sadistically weird character played by a well-muscled Rourke. It says little for the production that the best sequence of the movie occurs a quarter of the way into the action. It concerns an escape by Van Damme from an island think tank for forcibly retired covert agents. After that, everyone should have gone home. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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Recent Reviews

  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 10, 2008
    The movie looked very expensive to be a van damme movie....but I can't say that Rodman did a good job
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 30, 2008
    One of Van Damme's Best! Mickey Rourke is Superb as the Villain and the Action is mind blowing...But Rodman's dialogue is not too intelligent.Stilla good one to check out.
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 25, 2008
    I can not believe that I actually watched a movie that had Dennis Rodman in it. What the hell was I thinking?!?!?!
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 12, 2008
    I had to watch it in slow mo, with subtitles to even stand a chance of finding a plot, only to find there wasn't one
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    February 21, 2008
    Pretty much your standard Van Damme flick.
    Plenty of opportunity for him show present his muscles and kick the crap outta people. Rodman just did an awful job acting as well.
    Entertaining, but run of the mill.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 20, 2008
    Yikes, I'm embarassed to say that I saw this in the theaters and actually liked it. It's funny and exciting and Mickey Rourke is fantastic. Jean-Calude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman are actually make a good (double) team. Yuck, did I just write that?
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    February 17, 2008
    Not even all the cleaning products in the world will ever remove this stain from Hark's curriculum. And Black Mask 2 is even worse, go figure.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 2, 2008
    This stylish action show high style, energy and speed with Van Damme and giant Rodman. Tsui Hark US debuts starring Van Damme - this was by far the weaker one.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 12, 2008
    Yes, Rodman can't act. Yeah, Van Damme is no Brando by any strech. Set aside disbelief, and your brain, and have some action fun time with Double Team.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 24, 2007
    Of the two Tsui Hark US debuts starring Van Damme - this was by far the weaker one. It's like you hand Monet a box of crayons and tell him to color by numbers. Tsui Hark is a genius, but you can't tell by this piece of shit. The other film - Knock-Off was actually pretty good though considering how bad it is. This film is watchable, but Rodman makes much of it unbareable.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 9, 2007
    after I saw this movie I fell in love with Mickey Rourke all over again...man he is hot with that body..always thought he was handsome
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 28, 2007
    dont care what you say, movie had some great ideas. he not only gets back in fighting shape, he trains holding his breath knowing he'll have to escape underwater he slices off skin from his thumb and makes a delayed reub goldberg device to activate his thumbprint i.d. while he's away.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 27, 2007
    Fights aren't that bad. Rodman is surprisingly believable, albeit WEIRD, in the film. Rourke = Badass. But all these things can't save a terrible film like this
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 10, 2007
    A lot of people give it flack for the Rodman stuff, but when Van Damme's at THE COLONY, it's actually a seriously cool movie. Mickey Rourke also makes a helluva bad guy. Tres kewl. :>
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    July 2, 2007
    My o my... I couldnt take my eyes from the screen. Shockingly baddddddd & not in a good way. 1 star for Mickey despite his performance, NO stars for Hark Tsui this time.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 23, 2007
    Dennis Rodman is seriously the worst actor ever and this movie is the reason. Can Damme deserves an award just for having to work with this tool
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 21, 2007
    I've watched some parts of the movie on the Cable TV at my uncles place.. I remembered that I've seen it before.. and it was pretty okay.. =) I wrote down the name just to make sure that I've rated this one since is sooo old =)
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 16, 2007
    all of Rodman's dialogue is made up of basketball terms like when he throws a guy he says, "three pointer."
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    June 12, 2007
    It's hard to believe that Dennis could be in a movie shittier than Simon Sez, but, he continues to surprise! JCVD couldn't even save this. The best part was when someone tried to suffocate JCVD with a bag when he was underwater...that's like choking a guy who's being hung. Luckily for JCVD he broke free of the guy before underwater lasers blew him up...yep..1 star.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 11, 2007
    Van Damme and Dennis Rodman in this action packed movie with explosions and an ok storyline. If you like Van Damme movies and haven't seen it you may as well.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 31, 2007
    I was actually quite surprised when I realised this was released in 1997, I remembered quite enjoying this when I was younger, so was expecting it to be from Van Damme's heyday in the 80's.

    That said, I rate this film up there with Bloodsport in Van Damme's best. Rodman doesn't bring a whole lot to the picture, but he does bring that little extra in way of comedy, where Van Damme brings the action.
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 30, 2007
    You know you have a horrible movie on your hands when that movie's best acting performance comes from Dennis Rodman.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 25, 2007
    HILARIOUS!!!! Bad cinema at its absolute finest! buff 80's star - check, token black sidekick - check, Oiled muscles - check, homo-erotic content - check, bad acting - check, bad tagline - check. Wow i think it qualifies for everything needed to be under ruthless reviews 80's action guide. If you enjoy taking the piss out of bad cinema and laughing at how poorly made films can be then look no further than double team. It has it all. Not to mention a fight scene featuring a land mined Colosseum where an oiled up Mickey Rourke lurks, Dennis Rodman changing his hair every 5 minutes and Jean Claude, at one point, wearing a fantastic disguise. Sheer laughs all the way through.

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  • buckcatty
    i think double team is brillant and i would love to see it over and over agian u better like tigers!!!!!
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