JCVD (2008)

I've winghed watching some of his movies . But I began watching JCVD with some hope. I liked the trailer. JVCD playing JCVD, or a poorer version of himself. The movie begins off with JCVD single-handedly destroying a battalion of soldiers in a long uncut sequence. & huffing and complaining about his age. & then, we get to see him taking hostages & robbing a postoffice. Or so it seems...

The movie is a very clever take on the impression JCVD has imprinted on the minds of people who loathe his adrenaline-pumped cinema. My sister hates him even without having watched any of his movies! Some very clever person saw that there was a good story to tell; involving JCVD's personal ghosts. & his name Jean-Claude Van Varenberg. Damme!!
There's six minute 4th wall scene, in which JCVV talks directly to the audience crying his heart out & lays out his story.
There not much action in this movie & it solely relies on JCVD's acting skills to carry it to the end. Infact there's no other plotline other than the pitch of the movie.

Favourite scenes include: The starting scene; the candid-camera scene; the joke about Steven Seagal's ponytail; the outer-body monolgue; the dream-sequence with the flying kick

Alternate Ending: It was a very sober ending; & kudos to the director for choosing it. But it left the feeling that something was amiss. It defeated the heroics...& I would change it to a more rewarding end.

First Viewed: Alone at Harborne in Parramatta.

Rating-2