Jean-Claude Van Damme is the quintessential over the hill has-been… While he was insanely successful during the ’90s heyday of over-the-top action movies, his attempt to outlive his welcome resulted in an slew of progressively poorer movies bearing his name.
Unlike his counterparts in the over-the-hill action superstar category (yes you Stephen Seagal…) Jean-Claude Van Damme seems quite aware of the rapid descent not only of his career, but of his life in general.
Which brings us to today’s trailer! JCVD is a comedy about a washed out action superstar returning to his homeland, being mistaken for a bank robber and being held hostage during a bank job.
P.S. I would like to personally apologise to Steven Seagal for that jibe up there. You might be an over-the-hill action superstar, but I am more than certain you could kill me without too much effort, and I respect that.
December 19th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! Words fail me, utterly!
December 20th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
So this might not actually be such shit?
Btw, is he really broke now?