Maximum Risk Movie Review 1996

Like we need two of them? Van Damme, in a deja vu storyline (see "Double Impact") plays identical twins--a good French guy and a bad Russian guy--and when the bad guy gets killed, his brother takes over his life to find out whodunit. Risk and danger aside, the ruse is not all that bad, what with Henstridge as his sib's squeeze, unaware that the man she has in a lip lock is not her beloved. Has all the action you'd expect from a pic with "The Muscles from Brussels" and more guns, fists, and car chases is, of course, the major reason to invest your entertainment dollars here. Hong Kong action auteur Lam's stateside debut ensures that fast-paced chases and full-throttle combat is well done and visually appealing.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Twins, Hunted!, FBI, France, Martial Arts, New York, New York

Screenplay

Larry Ferguson

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Stephane Audran, Paul Ben-Victor, Zach Grenier, Frank Senger

Cinematography

Alexander Grusynski

Director

Ringo Lam

Music

Robert Folk

Producer

Moshe Diamant, Roger Birnbaum, Columbia Pictures