JCVD

JCVD (2008) - Sept. 5, 2008
Mildly entertaining, though given the many awesome possibilities that the premise entailed, this can't help but be a pretty big let-down. About Jean-Claude Van Damme -- playing himself -- who winds up in the middle of a hostage situation in a bank. Van Damme gives a surprisingly good performance, but the film itself is woefully generic, and features a non-linear narrative that does the movie much more harm than good. One of the bigger problems with the film is the cinematography, which can only be described as disastrous. Everything is ridiculously over-exposed, which makes a big chunk of the screen completely white for much of the film. I find it hard to believe that anyone could find that visually pleasing, but I guess it was intentional, so... to each his own, I guess. **1/2